Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fbfde83f69dc1770…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB
MD5: 6f43e0b3e773cc858481d1eb25ee3896 SHA-1: c6be6eaaa575daab04758cbcc04ddf4bc8272d92 SHA-256: fbfde83f69dc17707469f28d2222f1851b96bc147bfabd6252c53a83c4e74dac
416 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and designed to exploit multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. The heuristics indicate that the JavaScript is decoded by splitting a numeric array and mapping it through a character table, a technique commonly used to evade detection. This exploit chain likely leads to the download and execution of a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection of Js.Exploit.HTML-28 on the extracted JavaScript.

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: Js.Exploit.HTML-28 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Js.Exploit.HTML-28
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0076_000.js
322a074a1e4d54a2a9fac36246ccc5d99b7e7015a299d1abf5116b5629000bc2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2 11518 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.HTML-28
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
split_char_table_stage_000.js
5673ffd38ebfe404aac45b75597b3bd3c6d29b1a8362cd04ef3900179bb0a28c
deobfuscated-js split character-table join decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D1 3864 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).