CyberStart Assessment

For 12 I wrote a python code to access all the urls at the same time and get print out the correct validation url. Then I just copied and pasted the validation url into a browser and got the correct code.

For 14 I used ghidra’s function graph feature to find and break the infinite “loop”. For this one you need to go over the basics of assembly. But, it’s pretty simple once you know what you are looking at.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

Ghidra decompiles the loop file and produces that C code. What you want to do, however, is make a change to the assembly. I would recommend brushing up on the very basics of assembly commands as you read through the Ghidra-produced assembly code. There is a single change you need to make before you can export and run the file to get the flag.

For 12 I wrote a python code to access all the urls at the same time and get print out the correct validation url. Then I just copied and pasted the validation url into a browser and got the correct code.

For 14 I used ghidra’s function graph feature to find and break the infinite “loop”. For this one you need to go over the basics of assembly. But, it’s pretty simple once you know what you are looking at.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

For Challenge 9 - Hextroadinary:
Notice the name of the coder, ROXy. There is a clue hidden in this name for what should be done with the two hexadecimal numbers given to you.

For Challenge 12 - The Final Countdown:
You could write a Python program to collect each of the five three-character codes in the pages corresponding to the listed URLs. Once you have concatenated those codes into a single string, look closely at the URL of the final validation link. What can be done with it, do you think?

For Challenge 14 - Secret Lottery:
I'd recommend installing the NSA's reverse-engineering software called Ghidra. I found it to be very useful for analyzing the 32-bit loop file. Also worth investigating is the basics of assembly.

I wish you luck.

Did you finish it on a Linux machine or did you figure this all out on a Windows PC?

I am participating in the CyberStart Assess, and I have completed every problem, including the bonus problem (#15). I can give guidance/tips /answers for all of them if you need it.

How do you solve 12, star struck? Please help!

I am participating in the CyberStart Assess, and I have completed every problem, including the bonus problem (#15). I can give guidance/tips /answers for all of them if you need it.

i can help u but i need help with 6 pls :/

could u help with 6 pls!!!
Spent 3 days trying :/

I can help with 6 if you can help me with 5

I can help with 6 if you can help me with 5