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Ashes of Memory

Ashes of Memory

  • Category: [Forensics]
  • Author: [ace6002]
  • Level: [Easy]

Challenge Description

Image stegseek reveals binary, decoding binary gives flag.

Solution

Tools Used

  • [Stegseek]
  • [Python to group binary by 7 bits and decode]

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: StegSeek on given JPG

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stegseek image.jpg -wl rockyou.txt

[Reveals hidden fl.txt containing flag. Passphrase for stegseek is ‘cyberpunk’.]

Step 2: Use python code to group binary bits by 7 and convert to ASCII.

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binary_input = input("Enter 7-bit binary (no spaces): ")
text = ''.join(chr(int(binary_input[i:i+7], 2)) for i in range(0, len(binary_input), 7))
print(text)

[Converts binary into required flag.]

Flag

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CYS{7h3RE_15_N0_E4D}

Flag

CYS{7h3RE_15_N0_E4D}
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