• #security
• #ctf
• #linux
• #ruby
• #walkthrough
• #vulnerable vm
• #trollcave

Now that a couple of people have finished my vulnerable VM Trollcave (and let me know) it’s time to release the official walkthrough. OhExFortyOne and LutusHacks have also released walkthroughs, so check those out too for a couple of different takes on the box. There are a few different ways to approach this VM and successfully root it, but the compromise path I built it around looks like this: In addition to this path, there’s a...

• #security
• #ctf
• #linux
• #ruby
• #vulnerable vm
• #trollcave

I’ve added something new to the Games page, but – like a couple of other things on that page – whether it qualifies as a game depends on what you mean by “game”. It has a clearly defined objective, multiple stages of progression and requires you to expend effort towards no useful end, so I’m going to call it a game. Also I don’t want to make a “Vulnerable VMs” page on this website – at least not until I make a second one. Trollcave is a...