Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fc3bd8562666ba19…

MALICIOUS

PDF

253.7 KB
MD5: 8533693a6c39724e54bcc764d45cc64e SHA-1: b890acfa7747721987eb99c8aa3fecea07b03b74 SHA-256: fc3bd8562666ba195f75bc513e4aadba35eee5daabc35061cbf77593583ca88a
258 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The embedded JavaScript, identified as legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as indicated by the ClamAV detection 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'. The deobfuscated JavaScript is complex and appears to be designed for exploitation.

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
cbe91a3dc3102b1f9fdefb5bdc09e7e8abbbd5d66e2f4a15c75e5f979febfe81		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x217 3609 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
96f214646dd0e088cb00cc46f6da881c3baa3d3a3a3760ee61920bd82def79c3		 deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x106C 8510 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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