Challenge Overview

One of the largest agriculture companies was informed that a hacker was attempting to exploit the systems that manage fertilizer distribution and seed processing. The hacker targets Linux machines that grant privilege escalation on the data servers. The mission of a Cybersecurity Analyst is to perform penetration testing on the target machine, exploit the vulnerabilities, and report to the CEO of the agriculture company so they can lock down and protect their networks and systems from the exploits.

In this challenge, players will exhibit knowledge in Kernel Version 4.4.0116 exploitation, use of FTP password cracking & brute forcing. This Challenge requires knowledge of Hydra and credential attacks, privilege exploit, SSH access, and system hacking. The target machine runs on a Linux Ubuntu OS with an IP address of 10.10.1.161.

What You Will Learn

  • Exploiting Kernel Version 4.4.0116 vulnerabilities using various tools.
  • Performing FTP password cracking and brute-forcing, along with SSH cracking methods.
  • Using Hydra for credential attacks and privilege escalation techniques.
  • Identifying and exploiting system vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access.

Program Curriculum

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