TAMUctf 2023
8 challenges with 8 published community solutions between them. Solution links go to CTFtime’s task page, which aggregates every writeup for a challenge - individual blog posts rot, the aggregator does not.
Full task list on CTFtimeBinary exploitation3
Turn a memory-safety bug in a native binary into control of execution. Usually a stack overflow, a format string, or a heap primitive.
- shellcode
- pwn
Same technique in picoCTF: Binary Gauntlet 2, ropfu, solfire
- pwn
Same technique in picoCTF: Guessing Game 1, x-sixty-what, format string 3
- pwn
Same technique in picoCTF: Guessing Game 1, x-sixty-what, format string 3
Misc2
Everything that fits no other box: esolangs, puzzles, scripting exercises, and the jail escapes that have not yet earned their own category.
- embedded
Same technique in picoCTF: Permissions, Specialer, Codebook
- qrcode
- minecraft
Same technique in picoCTF: Permissions, Specialer, Codebook
Web1
Reach data or functionality the application meant to keep from you - through its inputs, its tokens, or its trust in the client.
- web
- lfi
Same technique in picoCTF: Bithug, Secrets, Forbidden Paths
Forensics1
Recover something from a file, a capture, or a disk image - often from a part of it the format says is unused.
- forensics
- discord
Same technique in picoCTF: FindAndOpen, c0rrupt, extensions
OSINT1
Answer a question about the real world from public sources. The work is pivoting between identifiers, not exploiting anything.
- osint
- flight_status
Same technique in picoCTF: Permissions, Specialer, Codebook