Bandit Series
OverTheWire: Bandit Level 1 → Level 2
https://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/bandit2.html
Level Goal
The password for the next level is stored in a file called — located in the home directory
Commands you may need to solve this level
ls, cd, cat, file, du, find
> whatis ls
ls (1) - list directory contents
> whatis cd
cd (1) - change working directory
> whatis cat
cat (1) - concatenate files and print on the standard output
> whatis file
file (1) - determine file type
> whatis du
du (1) - estimate file space usage
> whatis find
find (1) - search for files in a directory hierarchyNote : All commands don’t have to be used to complete level
Helpful Reading Material
Solution
View the files that are present in the current working directory using the ls command
bandit1@bandit:~$ ls
-We can view the content of file named -using the cat command
Note : Directly specifying the filename as shown in the previous level is not going to work as - in Linux refers to Standard Input/ Standard Output (STDIN/ STDOUT). We have to use the concept of redirection or specify the absolute path to the file to access it.
bandit1@bandit:~$ cat < -
CV1DtqXWVFXTvM2F0k09SHz0YwRINYA9bandit1@bandit:~$ cat ./-
CV1DtqXWVFXTvM2F0k09SHz0YwRINYA9
We have found the password for the next level !!
To access next level logout of the current session. This can be done by typing exit or use Ctrl + D
Use password found above of user bandit2 to access next level
> ssh bandit2@bandit.labs.overthewire.org -p 2220
This is a OverTheWire game server. More information on http://www.overthewire.org/wargamesbandit2@bandit.labs.overthewire.org's password: CV1DtqXWVFXTvM2F0k09SHz0YwRINYA9
