Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f6198f051beb97c7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.4 KB
MD5: 6e5c4598a9e2afcdd57d8bb1d7f833ab SHA-1: a59dd82b7b7a3a2caf2db4e7b7cd9e00450b959e SHA-256: f6198f051beb97c7a02f7d97da671db56b0295cf8f2515c307c2be3441e44a66
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is a PDF file that leverages the CVE-2010-0188 vulnerability in Adobe Reader. This exploit is embedded within an XFA form and targets a LibTIFF parsing issue to achieve code execution. The presence of XFA and the specific exploit signature strongly indicate malicious intent.

Heuristics 4

  • Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188
    PDF contains XFA image data with an inline crafted TIFF payload and shellcode/delivery markers. This is the data-bound variant of the CVE-2010-0188 Adobe Reader LibTIFF/XFA exploit shape.
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • ASCII85Decode filter (with exploit indicators) low PDF_FILTER_85
    ASCII85 encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — uncommon outside of obfuscation
  • Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_000_off000001e9.bin
3e97de5ce05d388983d746de960b1252cc04cdaf41878fb4f54901128dd7b22a
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1E9 13469 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).