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To study you should try challenges yourself as well as read writeups about how people approached solving these types of problems.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Write ups from previous competitions:<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/ctftime.org\/writeups<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/github.com\/ctfs\/write-ups-2014<\/a><\/p>\n

Defcon CTF: https:\/\/www.defcon.org\/html\/links\/dc-ctf.html<\/a><\/p>\n

CSAW Archives:
\n2013: https:\/\/ctf.isis.poly.edu\/static\/archives\/2013\/writeups\/index.html<\/a>
\n2012: https:\/\/ctf.isis.poly.edu\/static\/archives\/2012\/writeups\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Sample Problems<\/h2>\n

Brute force hash collision:<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/josephpcohen.com\/teaching\/cs210\/hw8\/<\/a><\/p>\n

SQL Injections:<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/1<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/2<\/a><\/p>\n

PHP and Linux<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/75<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/113<\/a><\/p>\n

Now some XXS:<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/96<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/web.ringzer0team.com:13376\/xss1.php<\/p>\n

Shellcode and Linux.<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/127<\/a>
\nssh level1@shellcode.ringzer0team.com -p 7771<\/p>\n

Exploit a programs memory<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/80<\/a>
\nssh level1@bin01.ringzer0team.com port 22<\/p>\n

Forensics<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/89<\/a>
\nI found there is mail running and stuff in log files. Cypher has some mail.<\/p>\n

More:<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/hax.tor.hu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/ringzer0team.com\/challenges\/109<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/io.smashthestack.org:84\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/logic.smashthestack.org:88\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Other Material<\/h2>\n

http:\/\/www.kegel.com\/linux\/training.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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