Official Intense Discussion

@gunroot okk bro i am trying !!!

I’m stuck at square one on this box but I do have some theories but I could do with running them past someone who has completed this box (or at least got user) so I don’t spend the rest of my life chasing red herrings down rabbit holes.

I am stuck on s**p thing !! Timeout: No Response this is the error i am facing

finally got root, what a ride
really struggled with the root part, bc of some stupid mistakes (from now on, i will double check everything :wink: )

thanks to @sokafr for the really great box

finally rooted. definitely the hardest box I’ve done so far, particularly the last part. I learned a lot. thanks @sokafr!

I could use a nudge on the s**i part… i’m having a hard time finding a slow thing that isn’t banned. would appreciate a nudge or being told this is not the way.

It took me some time… but I got root! What a great box! One of my favorites! Thanks @sokafr
If someone needs small a nudge, you can send me a PM :smiley:

■■■ @sokafr
Amazing box, thx for the 7 days of fun.

Found the user flag but struggling to find a way to get to shell. Have essentially enumerated the entire filesystem, but guessing this is way overboard and I’m missing something obvious. Should I be looking further at the original code, something to do with ***.c, or perhaps a key? A nudge in the the right direction would be fantastic.

Got root! User was fun! Root is easy)

Im at the point of getting shell using what found in one place, but methods described in articles and docs I found do no work when I try extending “stuff”. I believe Im on right track, but still receive errors and cannot achieve execution. What am I doing wrong? Hmmm

Type your comment> @m4rc1n said:

Im at the point of getting shell using what found in one place, but methods described in articles and docs I found do no work when I try extending “stuff”. I believe Im on right track, but still receive errors and cannot achieve execution. What am I doing wrong? Hmmm

Double check your syntax or PM for a pointer. :slight_smile:

Type your comment> @gunroot said:

Type your comment> @m9rcin said:

Im at the point of getting shell using what found in one place, but methods described in articles and docs I found do no work when I try extending “stuff”. I believe Im on right track, but still receive errors and cannot achieve execution. What am I doing wrong? Hmmm

Double check your syntax or PM for a pointer. :slight_smile:

Did not find the right syntax, but managed to get it with a little bit of automation -:wink:

AAAAnnd…done!
Obviously with tons of help from @TazWake (thanks for being so kind, really!) and a little nudge from @pinnn
I am quite confused and i think i have yet to understand better what i did and how i succeded. This machine is definitely on the upper layers of the hard classification, and could have been easily placed with the insane ones.

I’ve managed to find the user flag and enumerate the filesystem, but I have no idea how I can get a shell. Any hints would be appreciated.

Type your comment> @rayjolt said:

I’ve managed to find the user flag and enumerate the filesystem, but I have no idea how I can get a shell. Any hints would be appreciated.

You might have overlooked an open port. You can enumerate the configuration file for that service which will give a lot clues for an attack.

Type your comment> @rayjolt said:

I’ve managed to find the user flag and enumerate the filesystem, but I have no idea how I can get a shell. Any hints would be appreciated.

That is the wonderful part in the machine. Try to read some network oriented config files. :slight_smile:

@TazWake said:
You might have overlooked an open port. You can enumerate the configuration file for that service which will give a lot clues for an attack.

@gunroot said:
That is the wonderful part in the machine. Try to read some network oriented config files. :slight_smile:

Thanks, I found it. Now to work out how to exploit it…

Gosh that box is a marathon… i think i’m at the very last stage (finally), entering waters that i’m not at all comfortable with, but on the other side it would pain me to give up here after all the work.

I would like to ask a specific question about the last step when building the exploit. Maybe somebody like to message me.

EDIT: Okay, not needed any more. I found my mistake :smiley: