PDF malware analysis — malicious · fb845f791cc7569c

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.0 KB

MD5: f12574ab19cdbe941b3e1e8238cfcbe0 SHA-1: 3024f175280ccf3ef99e64d2bbf8a352e45fd867 SHA-256: fb845f791cc7569cf1a43bf8830ddfa54a6bfbacb3cd2db4494260328c0baa2a

320 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

This PDF file exhibits multiple critical heuristic firings related to known PDF exploits (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992). These exploits target the PDF viewer's JavaScript engine, indicated by the presence of embedded JavaScript streams. The ClamAV detection further confirms its malicious nature. The primary attack vector appears to be leveraging these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code.

Heuristics 8

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-36895 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895
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_obj0014_000.js` `9014ffbe1d8e0ef83f94ba6f46ff2cf4adf601abbf2881d001eafbe3f594024d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 14 at offset 0x104F	739 bytes
`info_stride_js_000.js` `d706ecfcbf9b5d1d3acae2fe42646be546042a0f4e4cd314f7e92dd7a4e6423d`	deobfuscated-js	PDF /Info fields via stride 5	6391 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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