Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f6d945b209a1a94d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: c1e673ed397aff30952ba7d009cb62c0 SHA-1: d7ff27b248a75451d25cb9f0a9b610ff680641d1 SHA-256: f6d945b209a1a94df9fdb12dbf90e7af306aa66efdbbedb5dbbdc3e833c8852d
378 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious Attachment T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application T1071.001 Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities (CVE_2009_4324, CVE_2009_0927, CVE_2007_5659, CVE_2008_2992). The deobfuscated JavaScript stream indicates it is designed to download and execute a secondary payload. ClamAV detections further confirm the malicious nature of the file and its extracted artifacts.

Heuristics 9

  • media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324
    PDF JavaScript calls media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 is a use-after-free in Adobe Reader's multimedia plugin triggered by media.newPlayer(). Actively exploited as a zero-day in December 2009. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by Collab.getIcon() with a crafted argument. Allows arbitrary code execution. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 is a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long argument or heap-sprayed message field passed to Collab.collectEmailInfo(). Part of a series of Acrobat JS API exploits. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992
    PDF JavaScript calls util.printf() — CVE-2008-2992 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long format-specifier argument. Widely exploited in the wild after disclosure. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36806 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36806
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0076_000.js
9cb8f32db8a688b39b3604b8af88a1a8c4aa1f3234bf38d884c6391fcebe91bc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2 11653 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36837
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
split_char_table_stage_000.js
a35e9d9f427a2231e42d39df4f5d2f579da3aa299e1af0c6a7f93b20f9ccd1c5
deobfuscated-js split character-table join decoded JavaScript at offset 0x392 3858 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).