root@player2:~#
This was tough. Like, too tough. As in, I won’t be doing something like this again for a WHILE, tough. 
Thanks @MrR3boot and @b14ckh34rt for owning me, and also for improving my heap exp. skills! Root was especially hard for me as I typically find myself lacking in the RE and bin. exp. department(s). This machine forced me to re-learn (almost) everything from the ground up, and then start building my exploit from scratch.
Please keep making boxes 