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Printer Hacking 101

TryHackMe5 answered prompts

Printer Hacking 101 TryHackMe walkthrough with 5 answered prompts.

Prompts and answers

  • What port does IPP run on?
    631
  • How would a simple printer TCP DoS attack look as a one-line command?
    while true; do nc printer 9100; done
  • Review the cheat sheet provided in the task reading above. What attack are printers often vulnerable to which involves sending more and more information until a pre-allocated buffer size is surpassed?
    Buffer Overflow
  • Connect to the printer per the instructions above. Where's the Fox_Printer located?
    Skidy's basement
  • What is the size of a test sheet?
    1k