- Published: 03/18/2024 (#4/6 in round)
- Category: OSINT/Steg.
- Points: 30
- Author: Vipin
maybe its time to go back to the basics of osint...
This hint costed 10 points.
Reveal hint
look into exiftool
Reveal write-up
To solve this challenge, we will be utilizing EXIFtool to get the job done.
❯ exiftool osintbreak.jpeg
ExifTool Version Number : 12.76
File Name : osintbreak.jpeg
Directory : .
File Size : 50 kB
File Modification Date/Time : 2024:03:18 11:34:12-04:00
File Access Date/Time : 2024:04:02 10:38:29-04:00
File Inode Change Date/Time : 2024:04:02 10:38:18-04:00
File Permissions : -rw-r--r--
File Type : JPEG
File Type Extension : jpg
MIME Type : image/jpeg
JFIF Version : 1.01
Image Description : Nkrumah Memorial Park - First president of independent Ghana, West Africa
X Resolution : 300
Y Resolution : 300
Resolution Unit : inches
Software : 0x630x730x640x7b0x310x5f0x440x300x4e0x370x5f0x370x720x550x350x370x5f0x340x5f0x350x300x550x310x5f0x310x5f0x440x300x4e0x370x5f0x370x720x550x350x370x5f0x4e0x300x380x300x440x590x7d
Copyright : Jacek_Sopotnicki
Exif Version : 0210
# Half of the output is cut off for space
The software seems to have some sort of hexadecimal text.
❯ echo "0x630x730x640x7b0x310x5f0x440x300x4e0x370x5f0x370x720x550x350x370x5f0x340x5f0x350x300x550x310x5f0x310x5f0x440x300x4e0x370x5f0x370x720x550x350x370x5f0x4e0x300x380x300x440x590x7d" | xxd -r -p
csd{1_D0N7_7rU57_4_50U1_1_D0N7_7rU57_N080DY}%
Flag: csd{1_D0N7_7rU57_4_50U1_1_D0N7_7rU57_N080DY}
Write-up by Vipin