justCTF 2023: ECC for Dummies

This is one of the challenges which have a simple solution, that is just tricky to find. Let’s explore. Exploring the task We are given a ZIP file containing a Python program (consisting of two files) and a netcat listener that executes the program on the CTF’s infrastructure. The task description states: Sometimes you have to force logic to do what you want it to do Let’s first connect to the netcat listener to see what we’re up against:...

June 4, 2023 · 3 min · vollkorntomate · justCTF 2023