HarekazeCTF2018 Lost_data

Here is HarekazeCTF-2018-problem(with writeup) that I authored.

What is HarekazeCTF2018?

HarekazeCTF2018

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Problem Name: Lost_data

• Problem file: lost_data.zip

  • Points 100, Genre For + Misc, Author hiww, Solves 54.

Description
Guess or try xxxxx in flag and replace to the correct word.
xxxxx is uppercase.
No need decipher the password of xxxxx.zip.
lost_data.zip
Hint:
Refer the file contents of xxxxx.zip.
filesystem is answer.
(For + Misc, 100 points)

Solution(Writeup):

• Step-1.(Recover QR-code from data.zip)

  • Unzip the data.zip.
    • The first 4 bytes of each file is 89 2E 2E 2E.
    • Even if using the file command the extension is unknown.
    • But, there are some hint in the files[1..3].
    • For example, 49 44 41 54 in hex and IDAT in ascii.
    • Replace the first 4 bytes to 89 50 4E 47.
    • The lost data was PNG.
    • Scan QR-code by QR-code-scanner(e.g. zbarimg, iOScamera and human).

  QR-code: HarekazeCTF{Y0u_G0t_FuNNy_F1ag_?DF?_T?_is_xxxxx}

• Step-2.(Investigate the xxxxx.zip)

  • By the way, have you ever used SD cards that can not add new files?

  • The filesystem have some restrictions.

  • You can know some information by unzip the xxxxx.zip(without password).

    • The contents of xxxxx.zip seems to be fatxxx(file-size is 0KB).
    • Total file number(512) means filesystem's number of files limit.
    • Total number of files = Number of files limit in root directory of FAT16.
    • This is why that FAT16 is correct answer of xxxxx.

• Answer(FLAG):

  • HarekazeCTF{Y0u_G0t_FuNNy_F1ag_?DF?_T?_is_FAT16}

• Addition:

  • You can check your filesystem using df -T.

Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/ja-jp/help/436213

Github repository:

github.com

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