Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f97845010467dd06…

MALICIOUS

PDF

21.4 KB
MD5: f502997218a623e9973de4dea8b0ce45 SHA-1: d8e960f4a85a5887d675f855fcdce1d7e5b1e363 SHA-256: f97845010467dd069638457daf7714c006d005da58324c7d089c78a8413d48c2
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript and triggers a critical heuristic for CVE-2009-4324 (media.newPlayer vulnerability). The embedded JavaScript, specifically the 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js' file, is obfuscated but appears to be designed to exploit this vulnerability. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness. The primary attack vector is likely a user opening the PDF and triggering the exploit, leading to the execution of further malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 4

  • 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)
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
8b040fd872713dc21da66e1ed2277fb7fa1c78440df438c5a116e0f0ec0a53cd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2205 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
c3df0b6d669953258363ab802ac0d32c63d5685d76eb2e0ad1f70f86b924f691
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAB8 1256 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414
deobfuscated-js cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7 81 bytes