Baby DPDK

misc network FCSC 2025 solved on

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Description

But Where Have My Network Packets Gone?

In this challenge, we invite you to play with DPDK.

Will you be able to retrieve the contents of the network packets received on the network interface?

Notes:

  • To have a functional Ctrl-C, you can use stty -cooked -echo in your terminal after backgrounding your connection to the challenge made with nc.
  • To reproduce the challenge locally:
    1. Extract the archive with tar xf babydpdk.tar.xz.
    2. Start the Docker container with docker compose up --build.
    3. Connect to the local challenge with nc localhost 4000.
  • To connect to the machine, use the password “user”

Files

Author

gte

Challenge Instructions

  1. First, download docker-compose.yml:
    curl https://hackropole.fr/challenges/fcsc2025-misc-baby-dpdk/docker-compose.public.yml -o docker-compose.yml
  2. Launch the challenge by executing in the same folder:
    docker compose up
  3. Then, in another console, access the challenge with Netcat:
    nc localhost 4000
⚠️ Important: You must solve the challenge by interacting with the Docker container through the exposed network port. Any other way is not considered valid.

In case you encounter problems, please consult the FAQ.

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DateAuthor Language Tags
2025-04-29
StroppaFR
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