Challenge - Binary Exploitation

Binary Exploitation – Gain ssh access to the remote VM. Create an exploit that takes advantage of a race condition and allows the reading of a root-only access file.

Overview

Scenario – You are contracted to work as a penetration tester and have been given have gained user access to a client system. Your objective is to compromise this system by exploitation access code left on the system. This access code will grant simulated access and contain a flag.

Level – Advanced

Skills Needed – Reading and understanding disassembly, shell scripting, knowledge of race conditions, enumeration techniques

Goal – To create an exploit that makes use of a race condition for the binary on the remote VM

Known Network(s) – 192.168.1.0/24

Tools Used – arp-scan, ssh, nano, sudo, nmap, ln

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