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pwn FCSC 2025 solved on

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Description

After a few hiccups with the FORTH language (see https://hackropole.fr/en/challenges/pwn/fcsc2023-pwn-may-the-forth/), our developper has decided to get back to his roots and use a BASIC interpreter. He assures us that no security vulnerability is exploitable, thanks to compilation flags; however, an anonymous hacker has sent us this enigmatic message: A=(A+0. Can you prove our developer wrong by reading the file named flag.txt?

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cde

Challenge Instructions

  1. First, download docker-compose.yml:
    curl https://hackropole.fr/challenges/fcsc2025-pwn-back-to-basic/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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