magikarp-ground-mission

Notes

Challenge: Magikarp Ground Mission

User:

ctf-player

Domain:

venus.picoctf.net

Connect to the server:

Command:

ssh [email protected] -p 56818

From drop-in directory get the first part of the flag:

Command:

cat 1of3.flag.txt

Output:

picoCTF{xxsh_

Get the next instructions from instructions-to-2of3.txt

Command:

cat instructions-to-2of3.txt

Output:

Next, go to the root of all things, more succinctly `/`

So go to the root directory.

Command:

cd /

ls shows

Output:

2of3.flag.txt  boot  etc   instructions-to-3of3.txt  lib64  mnt  proc  run   srv  tmp  var
bin            dev   home  lib                       media  opt  root  sbin  sys  usr

Get the second part of the flag from 2of3.flag.txt

Command:

cat 2of3.flag.txt

Output:

0ut_0f_\/\/4t3r_

Get the next instructions form instructions-to-3of3.txt file

Command:

cat instructions-to-3of3.txt

Output:

Lastly, ctf-player, go home... more succinctly `~`

So go home.

Command:

cd ~

Command:

ls

Output:

3of3.flag.txt  drop-in

Get the 3rd and final part of the flag from 3of3.flag.txt

Command:

cat 3of3.flag.txt

Output:

5190b070}

Concatenate the 3 parts of the flag together.

The flag:

picoCTF{xxsh_0ut_0f_\/\/4t3r_5190b070}