PDF malware analysis — malicious · ffecca5b3e88ffbe

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 24ab2eec2f7530ac4e9969404f633889 SHA-1: bdb5f1f6d14525162539b4356cf9e3bd5b8606ec SHA-256: ffecca5b3e88ffbe9cd2bcd550e08c1d0e34ba6c29d3ef6f0ce2690f321045b7

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript that is triggered by the OpenAction. The JavaScript utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode, and specifically targets the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo). This indicates the document is designed to exploit a known vulnerability in PDF readers to execute arbitrary code. No specific malware family was identified, but the technique suggests a downloader or exploit delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 7

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)
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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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_obj0013_001.js` `f1a4bc72a0b80307e9d5db9f66d3a1b8d201a9bb8c8391c0d18455368903ec2a`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	13289 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `6413629af92b7ad94fc2d04e2896b34b3f06cf442da14f8f5881b87358f05b2e`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x445	4032 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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