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Pwn CTF challenges

3,926 Pwn CTF challenges from 382 CTFs (2011–2026), 1,025 with writeups.

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Challenge CTF Weight Has
Hellcode angstromCTF 2018 – files
Liars And Cheats PlaidCTF 2018 90.83 files
SandyBox PlaidCTF 2018 90.83 files
Suffarring PlaidCTF 2018 90.83 files
baby 0CTF 2018 Finals – files
blackhole2 0CTF 2018 Finals – files
pemu 0CTF 2018 Finals – files
vtp 0CTF 2018 Finals – files
CVV CSAW 2017 Quals 24.61 files src
Diet Hard 0CTF 2017 Quals 40.74 files src
Easy To Say HITCON 2017 Quals 69.38 files
4stone Codegate 2014 Quals – files
Angry Doraemon Codegate 2014 Quals – files
Hypercat Codegate 2014 Quals – files
Ish CSAW 2014 Quals – files
Knotty ECTF 2014 – files
Minibomb Codegate 2014 Quals – files
S3 CSAW 2014 Quals – files
Saturn CSAW 2014 Quals – files
Seddit ECTF 2014 – files
Sleepy Coder ECTF 2014 – files
The Road Less Traveled/bo CSAW 2014 Quals – files
Weird_snus Codegate 2014 Quals – files
dodosandbox Codegate 2014 Quals – files
VULNERABILITY - 100 Codegate 2013 Quals – files
BINARY - 100 Codegate 2012 Quals – files
BINARY - 200 Codegate 2012 Quals – files
BINARY - 300 Codegate 2012 Quals – files
BINARY - 400 Codegate 2012 Quals – files
BINARY - 500 Codegate 2012 Quals – files
EXPLOIT - 200 CSAW 2012 Quals – files
EXPLOIT - 400 CSAW 2012 Quals – files
EXPLOIT - 500 CSAW 2012 Quals – files
PWN - 200 Ghost in the Shellcode 2012 80.00 files
PWN - 300 Ghost in the Shellcode 2012 80.00 files
Proxy 29C3 CTF 2012 – files
Update Server 29C3 CTF 2012 – files
VULNERABILITY - 500 Codegate 2012 Quals – files
memcached 29C3 CTF 2012 – files
minesweeper 29C3 CTF 2012 – files