PDF malware analysis — malicious · f80fd87465fddd71

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.3 KB Created: 2009-11-21 19:43:55 Authoring application: PDF Library 6.10.9 (via PDF Library 2.9.8)

MD5: 399b7c555fe94777b479f6151e59f388 SHA-1: 60281847c1f33e8c67892af578bd182ed8c7191a SHA-256: f80fd87465fddd711d9ac168734292260d2fbb6ad7f42f347c675af10b429a2e

338 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF exploits multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, to run embedded JavaScript. The deobfuscated JavaScript, named 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', likely serves as a second-stage downloader or exploit loader, indicated by its detection by ClamAV with the signature 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'. The attack pattern is consistent with exploit kit delivery mechanisms.

Heuristics 9

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-36110 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110
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.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `3fdcd0de8392b457afd4a301535c79c57ecff42496d17011c49fb14abde2c0a3`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5	37000 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `04193f0ebda5f308b260ddf6e395c717be3d721df4d1718adb7b91fbc36a6bab`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1A5	9658 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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