Gurumanie Singh Dhiman | OverTheWire Solutions Guide

Welcome to the OverTheWire Solutions Guide

Step-by-step walkthroughs for each Bandit level. Select a level below to reveal its solution.

Available Level Solutions

Level 0: SSH Login

Log in via SSH and retrieve the next-level password.

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Level 1: Read File Named “–”

Read a file named “-” in your home directory.

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Level 2: Spaces in Filename

Handle filenames containing spaces to reveal the password.

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Level 3: Hidden Files

Locate a hidden file in the inhere directory.

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Level 4: File Types (Human-Readable)

Find the only human-readable file in inhere.

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Level 5: File of Specific Size

Identify files by size and type in inhere.

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Level 6: Locate Password by File Attributes

Find the file with specific user/group ownership.

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Level 7: grep & Piping

Use grep and pipes to filter content.

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Level 8: Find the Unique Line

Find lines appearing only once using uniq and sort.

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Level 9: Extract Human-Readable Password

Extract the password from human-readable strings in a file.

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Level 10: Decode Base64 Data

Decode a Base64-encoded file.

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Level 11: Rot13 Cipher

Use tr to apply Rot13 to a file.

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Level 12: Hexdump & Compression

Examine file signatures and decompress data.

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Level 13: SSH with Key

Log in using an SSH key and transfer a file from a remote host.

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Level 14: Netcat Basics

Use Netcat for simple network communication.

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Level 15: OpenSSL Communication

Establish a secure connection with OpenSSL.

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Level 16: Nmap & SSL

Scan ports and analyze SSL using Nmap.

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Level 17: diff Command

Find differences between files using diff.

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Level 18: Find Password File

Locate and read the password file in /etc/bandit_pass.

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Level 19: SUID Binary Exploitation

Exploit a SUID binary to retrieve the next-level password.

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Level 20: Cron Job Exploitation

Leverage a cron job to discover the password for the next level.

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Level 21: SSH Port Forwarding

Use SSH port forwarding to access a remote service and obtain the password.

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Level 22: XOR Decryption

Decrypt a file with XOR to reveal the next-level password.

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Level 23: SSL Certificate Extraction

Extract the next-level password from an SSL certificate.

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Level 24: Data Serialization

Decode a serialized file to retrieve the next-level password.

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Level 25: Linux Signals

Use Linux signals to capture the password from a process.

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Level 26: Password Cracking

Crack a hashed password to gain access to the next level.

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Level 27: Socket Programming

Connect to a socket server to receive the next-level password.

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Level 28: Database Query

Query a MySQL database to find the next-level password.

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Level 29: HTTP Request

Make a crafted HTTP request to obtain the next-level password.

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Level 30: Buffer Overflow

Exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability to retrieve the next-level password.

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Level 31: Real Machine Access

Access a real machine to capture the next-level password.

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Level 32: One-Time Pad

Use a one-time pad cipher to decrypt the final password.

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