Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f93dc1f9f65e7de7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.0 KB
MD5: e4cac6bf411bcf649726a5b4103d55e0 SHA-1: 2effc6e518d89d722be7dcedd44c251d7b019b16 SHA-256: f93dc1f9f65e7de73cf2cb84a70c3e61be787bd32edf565904d52942fa350d2b
398 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.001 Malicious Link T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating the exploitation of several CVEs related to PDF JavaScript execution (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992). The embedded JavaScript streams, particularly the deobfuscated 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', are designed to execute malicious code. This code likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload, as indicated by the ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35646' on an extracted artifact. The attack pattern is consistent with a PDF-based exploit delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 10

  • 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 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.
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
78c7762b2e0f407b7e09314c9167cc6ce3164612097222f646994f40acbaa55d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xDB 34890 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
741ea4312a5842b768dd187ebfb8902e2e8a2907b6810423bf8eb920aa27247a
deobfuscated-js split-join delimiter stripped JavaScript at offset 0x118 7530 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35646
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 13 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).