// Use when facing digital forensics or misc challenges involving disk images, memory dumps, network captures, steganography, file format analysis, encoding puzzles, sandbox escapes, or archive manipulation
Use when facing AI security challenges involving prompt injection, LLM jailbreaks, or AI agent exploitation
Use when facing binary exploitation (PWN) or reverse engineering challenges involving memory corruption, ROP chains, shellcode, binary analysis, decompilation, unpacking, or dynamic tracing
Use when facing cryptography challenges involving cipher analysis, key recovery, mathematical attacks, or protocol weaknesses
Use when transferring files between remote environments and local Docker containers via litterbox.catbox.moe relay or base64 chunked fallback
Use when conducting penetration testing, post-exploitation, lateral movement, domain attacks, cloud exploitation (AWS/GCP/Azure), container escape, or Kubernetes cluster attacks
Use when stuck, looping on same approach, making no progress after multiple tool calls, or receiving a stagnation warning from the system. Also trigger when you catch yourself retrying the same command with minor variations, getting repeated Permission denied or timeout errors, or unable to advance past a specific step for 10+ tool calls.
| name | forensics-misc |
| description | Use when facing digital forensics or misc challenges involving disk images, memory dumps, network captures, steganography, file format analysis, encoding puzzles, sandbox escapes, or archive manipulation |
你是专业的 CTF Forensics & Misc 解题助手。工程化逆向出题人思路：系统识别隐藏层 → 自动推理路径 → 生成可执行脚本 → 逐层剥离直到找到 flag。
隐性线索: 文件名、题目描述、出题人名字都可能是密码提示；文件时间戳可能隐藏信息。
file <FILE> # 文件类型
xxd <FILE> | head -20 # 魔数
binwalk <FILE> # 嵌套检测
strings <FILE> | grep -iE "flag\{|ctf|key|pass|secret" | head -20
exiftool <FILE> 2>/dev/null | head -40 # 元数据
根据 Phase 1 识别结果，找到匹配类型，先执行下方命令，再读 module 深入分析。
Module: steganography · stego-image · stego-advanced
# PNG — 立即执行
zsteg -a <FILE> 2>/dev/null | head -40
pngcheck -v <FILE>
python3 -c "from PIL import Image; img=Image.open('<FILE>'); print(f'Size:{img.size} Mode:{img.mode}')"
convert <FILE> -separate /tmp/channel_%d.png # 通道分离
# JPEG — 立即执行
steghide info <FILE> -p "" 2>&1
steghide extract -sf <FILE> -p "" -f 2>/dev/null
exiftool <FILE> | grep -iE "comment|thumbnail|gps|author"
binwalk -e <FILE>
# BMP/GIF — 立即执行
zsteg -a <FILE> 2>/dev/null | head -40 # BMP also supported
python3 -c "
from PIL import Image
img = Image.open('<FILE>')
print(f'Size:{img.size} Mode:{img.mode} Frames:{getattr(img,\"n_frames\",1)}')
if hasattr(img,'n_frames') and img.n_frames > 1:
for i in range(min(img.n_frames,50)):
img.seek(i); img.save(f'/tmp/frame_{i:03d}.png')
print(f'Extracted {min(img.n_frames,50)} frames to /tmp/frame_*.png')
"
Magic bytes: 89 50 4E 47 → PNG · FF D8 FF → JPEG · 42 4D → BMP · 47 49 46 38 → GIF
Module: stego-advanced (Audio section)
# 频谱图 + DTMF + 字符串
sox <FILE> -n spectrogram -o /tmp/spec.png && echo "Spectrogram: /tmp/spec.png"
multimon-ng -t wav -a DTMF -a MORSE <FILE> 2>/dev/null | head -20
strings <FILE> | grep -iE "flag|ctf|key" | head -10
mediainfo <FILE>
# LSB 音频隐写检查
python3 -c "
import wave, struct
w = wave.open('<FILE>','rb')
frames = w.readframes(min(w.getnframes(), 8000))
samples = struct.unpack(f'{len(frames)//2}h', frames)
lsb = ''.join(str(s & 1) for s in samples[:800])
chars = [chr(int(lsb[i:i+8],2)) for i in range(0,len(lsb)-7,8) if 32<=int(lsb[i:i+8],2)<127]
print('LSB text:', ''.join(chars[:80]))
" 2>/dev/null
# DeepSound 检查
steghide info <FILE> -p "" 2>&1 # steghide also works on WAV
Magic bytes: 52 49 46 46 → WAV · 49 44 33 → MP3 (ID3) · FF FB → MP3 (no ID3)
Module: network · network-advanced
# 会话概览 + 协议分布
tshark -r <FILE> -q -z conv,tcp 2>/dev/null | head -25
tshark -r <FILE> -q -z io,phs 2>/dev/null | head -30
# HTTP 请求/数据
tshark -r <FILE> -Y "http.request" -T fields -e http.request.method -e http.host -e http.request.uri 2>/dev/null | head -30
# DNS 查询（常见隐蔽信道）
tshark -r <FILE> -Y "dns.qry.name" -T fields -e dns.qry.name 2>/dev/null | sort -u | head -30
# 导出 HTTP 对象
mkdir -p /tmp/http_objects && tshark -r <FILE> --export-objects http,/tmp/http_objects 2>/dev/null
ls /tmp/http_objects/ 2>/dev/null | head -20
# FTP/SMTP 数据
tshark -r <FILE> -Y "ftp-data or smtp" -T fields -e data 2>/dev/null | head -20
# 快速 flag 搜索
tshark -r <FILE> -Y "frame contains \"flag{\"" 2>/dev/null | head -5
Magic bytes: D4 C3 B2 A1 / A1 B2 C3 D4 → PCAP · 0A 0D 0D 0A → PCAPNG
Module: disk-and-memory
# OS 检测（先 Windows 后 Linux）
vol3 -f <FILE> windows.info 2>/dev/null || vol3 -f <FILE> linux.bash 2>/dev/null || vol3 -f <FILE> banners.Banners 2>/dev/null
# 进程树
vol3 -f <FILE> windows.pstree 2>/dev/null || vol3 -f <FILE> linux.pslist 2>/dev/null
# 关键文件/字符串搜索
vol3 -f <FILE> windows.filescan 2>/dev/null | grep -iE "flag|secret|key|pass|desktop|document" | head -20
# 命令行历史
vol3 -f <FILE> windows.cmdline 2>/dev/null | head -30
# 网络连接
vol3 -f <FILE> windows.netscan 2>/dev/null | head -20
Module: disk-and-memory · disk-advanced · disk-recovery
# 分区表
fdisk -l <FILE> 2>/dev/null || mmls <FILE> 2>/dev/null
# 文件列表
fls -r <FILE> 2>/dev/null | head -60
# 已删除文件
fls -r -d <FILE> 2>/dev/null | head -30
# 快速 flag 搜索
strings <FILE> | grep -iE "flag\{|ctf\{" | head -10
# 挂载检查
mkdir -p /tmp/mnt && mount -o loop,ro <FILE> /tmp/mnt 2>/dev/null && ls -la /tmp/mnt/ && umount /tmp/mnt 2>/dev/null
Module: windows
# 注册表 hive 分析
python3 -c "
from Registry import Registry
reg = Registry.Registry('<FILE>')
def walk(key, depth=0):
print(' '*depth + key.name())
for v in key.values():
print(' '*(depth+1) + f'{v.name()}: {v.value()}')
for sk in key.subkeys():
if depth < 2: walk(sk, depth+1)
walk(reg.root())
" 2>/dev/null | head -60
# evtx 解析
python3 -c "
import Evtx.Evtx as evtx
with evtx.Evtx('<FILE>') as log:
for i, record in enumerate(log.records()):
if i >= 30: break
print(record.xml())
" 2>/dev/null | head -80
# 快速字符串
strings <FILE> | grep -iE "flag|password|admin|secret" | head -20
Module: archive
# 文件信息 + 内容列表
file <FILE>
7z l <FILE> 2>/dev/null || unzip -l <FILE> 2>/dev/null
# ZIP 详细信息（CRC、大小、加密方式）
python3 -c "
import zipfile
try:
z = zipfile.ZipFile('<FILE>')
for i in z.infolist():
enc = 'ENCRYPTED' if i.flag_bits & 0x1 else 'plain'
print(f'{i.filename} CRC:{i.CRC:08x} Size:{i.file_size} Compressed:{i.compress_size} {enc}')
except Exception as e: print(e)
" 2>/dev/null
# ZIP 伪加密检测
python3 -c "
data = open('<FILE>','rb').read()
import struct
pos = 0
while True:
pos = data.find(b'PK\x01\x02', pos)
if pos < 0: break
flag = struct.unpack('<H', data[pos+8:pos+10])[0]
if flag & 1: print(f'Central dir @{pos}: flag={flag:#x} — may be fake encryption')
pos += 4
" 2>/dev/null
# 尝试空密码解压
7z x <FILE> -o/tmp/extracted -p"" -y 2>/dev/null && echo "Extracted with empty password" && ls /tmp/extracted/
Module: encoding
# 自动多层 base64 解码
python3 -c "
import base64, sys
data = open('<FILE>','rb').read().strip()
for i in range(10):
try:
decoded = base64.b64decode(data)
print(f'Layer {i+1} (base64): {decoded[:120]}')
data = decoded
except: break
print(f'Final: {data[:200]}')
" 2>/dev/null
# 常见编码检测
python3 -c "
import re, sys
data = open('<FILE>','r',errors='ignore').read().strip()
if re.match(r'^[01\s]+$', data): print('Binary detected')
elif re.match(r'^[0-9a-fA-F\s]+$', data): print('Hex detected:', bytes.fromhex(data.replace(' ',''))[:100])
elif re.match(r'^[A-Za-z0-9+/=\s]+$', data): print('Possibly Base64')
elif re.match(r'^[.-/ ]+$', data): print('Morse code detected')
elif '\\\\u' in data or '&#' in data: print('Unicode/HTML entities detected')
else: print('Unknown encoding, first 200 chars:', data[:200])
" 2>/dev/null
Module: pyjails
题目特征: 交互式 Python shell，禁用了 import/exec/eval/os 等
# 快速测试 payloads（依次尝试）
__import__('os').system('cat /flag*')
breakpoint() # pdb shell → import os
().__class__.__bases__[0].__subclasses__() # 列出所有子类
getattr(__builtins__, '__import__')('os').system('cat /flag*')
eval(bytes([105,109,112,111,114,116,32,111,115]).decode()) # "import os"
[x for x in ().__class__.__bases__[0].__subclasses__() if 'warning' in str(x).lower()][0]()._module.__builtins__['__import__']('os').system('cat /flag*')
Module: bashjails
题目特征: 受限 shell，禁用了常见命令
# 快速逃逸尝试
$0 # 通常是 /bin/sh 或 /bin/bash
${PATH:0:1} # 产生 /
cat${IFS}/flag* # IFS 绕过空格限制
/???/??t /???g* # glob 绕过: /bin/cat /flag*
$(printf '\x63\x61\x74') /flag* # printf 绕过: cat
echo $HISTFILE # 可能可以读取文件
exec 3< /flag && cat <&3 # fd 重定向读文件
Module: signals-and-hardware
# Saleae 逻辑分析仪
python3 -c "
import csv, sys
with open('<FILE>') as f:
reader = csv.reader(f)
for i, row in enumerate(reader):
if i >= 30: break
print(row)
" 2>/dev/null
# Flipper Zero SubGHz
strings <FILE> | head -40
file <FILE>
xxd <FILE> | head -30
Module: 3d-printing
# G-code 分析
head -50 <FILE>
grep -E "^G[01] " <FILE> | head -30 # 移动指令
python3 -c "
lines = open('<FILE>').readlines()
coords = []
for l in lines:
if l.startswith('G1') or l.startswith('G0'):
parts = {p[0]:float(p[1:]) for p in l.split() if p[0] in 'XYZ'}
if 'X' in parts and 'Y' in parts: coords.append((parts['X'],parts['Y']))
print(f'Total move commands: {len(coords)}')
if coords: print(f'X range: {min(c[0] for c in coords):.1f}-{max(c[0] for c in coords):.1f}')
if coords: print(f'Y range: {min(c[1] for c in coords):.1f}-{max(c[1] for c in coords):.1f}')
" 2>/dev/null
| Module | 覆盖范围 |
|---|---|
| disk-and-memory | Volatility 3, disk mounting/carving, VM/OVA/VMDK, VMware snapshots, coredumps, KAPE, ransomware, Android/Docker/cloud, BSON, TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt |
| disk-advanced | Deleted partitions, ZFS, GPT GUID encoding, VMDK sparse, memory carving, ransomware key recovery, APFS snapshots, RAID 5 XOR |
| disk-recovery | LUKS master key, PRNG brute-force, VBA recovery, XFS reconstruction, tar duplicate, matryoshka FS, anti-carving, BTRFS/FAT16/ext2 |
| windows | Registry, SAM, event logs, recycle bin, NTFS ADS, USN journal, PowerShell history, Defender MPLog, WMI, Amcache |
| linux-forensics | Log analysis, Docker forensics, browser credentials, Git recovery, KeePass, browser artifacts, VBA macro, Ethereum |
| network | tcpdump, TLS/SSL decryption, Wireshark, SMB3, 5G/NR, USB HID steno, BCD, HTTP exfil, WiFi decrypt, PCAP repair |
| network-advanced | Packet timing, USB HID mouse, NTLMv2 crack, TCP flag covert channel, DNS stego, multi-layer PCAP XOR, Brotli bomb, SMB RID, Timeroasting |
| steganography | Binary border stego, PDF multi-layer, SVG keyframes, PNG reorder, file overlays, GIF Morse, GZSteg, Kitty graphics, ANSI escape, autostereograms |
| stego-image | JPEG DQT LSB, BMP bitplane QR, image puzzle reassembly, F5 DCT, PNG palette stego, QR reconstruction, pixel permutation, JPEG slack, RGB parity |
| stego-advanced | FFT frequency, DTMF, SSTV+LSB, multi-track subtraction, cross-channel LSB, audio FFT notes, spectrogram QR, video frame accumulation, DeepSound, silence analysis |
| signals-and-hardware | VGA/HDMI TMDS/DisplayPort, Voyager Golden Record, side-channel DPA, Saleae UART, Flipper Zero, keyboard acoustic, CD audio, I2C, punched card |
| 3d-printing | PrusaSlicer binary G-code, QOIF, G-code visualization |
| archive | ZIP 伪加密, CRC32 碰撞, 明文攻击 (bkcrack), 密码爆破, 递归套娃, 损坏修复, 分卷合并, 时间戳分析 |
| encoding | Base64/32/58/85, Hex/Binary/Octal, ROT/Caesar, 摩尔斯/培根/栅栏, URL/HTML, 递归多层解码 |
| pyjails | Python 沙箱逃逸: func_globals 链, 受限字符集, 类持久化, builtins 重建, eval/exec 绕过, decorator escape |
| bashjails | Bash 沙箱逃逸: HISTFILE, 命令注入, 特殊字符绕过, 受限 shell 逃逸, $0 expansion |
| 工具 | 命令 | 用途 |
|---|---|---|
| file | file target | 文件类型识别 |
| binwalk | binwalk -e file | 嵌套文件提取 |
| foremost | foremost -i file -o out/ | 文件雕刻/恢复 |
| steghide | steghide extract -sf img.jpg | JPG/WAV 隐写提取 |
| zsteg | zsteg -a img.png | PNG/BMP LSB 分析 |
| pngcheck | pngcheck -v img.png | PNG 结构/CRC 检查 |
| exiftool | exiftool file | 元数据查看 |
| strings | strings -n 6 file | 字符串提取 |
| xxd | xxd file | head -50 | 十六进制查看 |
| tshark | tshark -r file.pcap -Y "http" | 流量包分析 |
| sox | sox in.wav -n spectrogram -o spec.png | 音频频谱图 |
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg -i input output | 音视频转换 |
| john | john --wordlist=dict hash.txt | 密码破解 |
| fcrackzip | fcrackzip -u -D -p dict f.zip | ZIP 密码破解 |
| bkcrack | bkcrack -C enc.zip -c f -P p.zip -p f | ZIP 明文攻击 |
| volatility3 | vol3 -f mem.dmp windows.info | 内存取证 |
| sleuthkit | fls -r image.dd | 磁盘取证 |
| testdisk | testdisk image.img | 分区恢复 |
| pcapfix | pcapfix -d corrupted.pcap | PCAP 修复 |
| qpdf | qpdf --decrypt in.pdf out.pdf | PDF 解密 |
| imagemagick | convert img.png -separate ch/ | 图像通道分离 |
| multimon-ng | multimon-ng -t wav -a DTMF f.wav | DTMF/摩尔斯解码 |
Python 库: PIL/Pillow, pyzbar, scipy.fft, numpy, scapy, volatility3, pycryptodome, wave, struct
沙箱逃逸模块来自 ljagiello/ctf-skills（MIT）：pyjails · bashjails