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[misc] Unbreakable

This challenge exposes a service, which is just asking to be broken! Fortunately, the code is provided:

#!/usr/bin/python3

banner1 = '''
                   __ooooooooo__
              oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
          oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
       oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
     oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
   oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
  oOOOOOOOOOOO*  *OOOOOOOOOOOOOO*  *OOOOOOOOOOOOo
 oOOOOOOOOOOO      OOOOOOOOOOOO      OOOOOOOOOOOOo
 oOOOOOOOOOOOOo  oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo  oOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
oOOOO     OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO     OOOOo
oOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOo
 *OOOOO  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO  OOOOO*
 *OOOOOO  *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*  OOOOOO*
  *OOOOOO  *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*  OOOOOO*
   *OOOOOOo  *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*  oOOOOOO*
     *OOOOOOOo  *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*  oOOOOOOO*
       *OOOOOOOOo  *OOOOOOOOOOO*  oOOOOOOOO*      
          *OOOOOOOOo           oOOOOOOOO*      
              *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*          
                   ""ooooooooo""
'''

banner2 = '''
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⡟⠁⠀⠉⢿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⣼⣰⢷⡤⠀⠈⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣇⠀⠉⣿⠈⢻⡀⠀⢸⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⢹⡀⠀⢷⡀⠘⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣧⠀⠘⣧⠀⢸⡇⠀⢻⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⠶⠾⠿⢷⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⡆⠀⠘⣦⠀⣇⠀⠘⣿⣤⣶⡶⠶⠛⠛⠛⠛⠶⠶⣤⣾⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣄⠀⠘⣦⣿⠀⠀⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣦⠀⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠏⠁⠀⢀⡴⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠶⠛⠉⢀⣄⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⠃⠀⠀⡴⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⡶⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⣼⡇⠀⢠⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⣄⣀⣀⣠⠿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣤⣿⠀⠀⣸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⢻⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣄⠀⢶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣾⠿⠟⠛⠋⠹⢿⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⡄⠙⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢸⡀⠀⠿⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣤⣄⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡟⠻⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢾⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⡏⠁⠀⠀⠹⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡿⠋⠀⠀⠈⣷⠀⠀⠀⣾⠃⠀⠀⠉⠻⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⣴⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⡆⠀⠀⠀⠘⢷⣄⡀⣀⣠⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣧⣄⣀⣠⣴⠿⠁⠀⢠⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⣾⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡽⣦⡀⣀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⢀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⣠⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⢰⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠃⠈⢿⣿⣧⣄⠀⠀⠰⣦⣀⣭⡿⣟⣍⣀⣿⠆⠀⠀⡀⣠⣼⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣽⣷⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⢀⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⠖⠋⠁⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⡉⠉⠀⠈⠉⢉⣀⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡴⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀
⠀⣼⡏⣿⠀⢀⣤⠽⠖⠒⠒⠲⣤⣤⡾⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠈⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⣀⣤⠶⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣧⠀⠀
⢰⣿⠁⢹⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠷⠦⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠉⢀⣠⠶⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣧⠀
⣸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡇⠀⠀⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠉⠉⠛⠋⠉⠙⢧⠀⠀⢸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡆
⣿⡇⠀⠀⠈⠆⠀⠀⣠⠟⠀⠀⠀⢸⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⢿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠱⣄⣸⡇⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣻⡇
⢻⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣥⣄⡀⠀⠀⣾⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇
⢸⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀⠚⠉⠀⠈⠉⠻⣾⣿⡏⢻⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣟⢘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⠟⢳⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⠁
⢸⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣇⠈⠻⠷⠦⠤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠋⠄⠀⠈⢳⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠟⠀
⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⣔⠢⠤⠤⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⢤⠀⠙⠓⠦⠤⣤⣼⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⡟⠀⠀
⠀⢻⣷⣖⠦⠄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⠈⢳⡀⠈⠛⢦⣀⡀⠀⠀⠘⢷⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠳⡄⠀⠀⣠⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠙⠻⣦⡀⠈⠛⠆⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⡤⠀⠿⣤⣀⡙⠢⠀⠀⠈⠙⠃⣠⣤⠾⠓⠛⠛⢿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⡴⠞⠁⢀⣠⣤⠖⢛⣿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢷⣤⡁⠀⣴⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠿⣷⣄⣀⣠⠶⠞⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⠶⠞⠋⠁⠀⢀⣾⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣷⡷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢙⣧⡉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠢⣤⣀⣀⠀⠀⠈⠂⢀⣤⠾⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⢀⣠⠎⣠⡾⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣧⠀⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣇⢠⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⢐⣯⣶⡾⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣄⠸⣆⠀⠀⠲⣆⠀⠀⢸⣿⣶⣮⣉⡙⠓⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠈⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣶⣶⡿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠷⠾⠷⣦⣾⠟⠻⠟⠛⠁⠀⠈⠛⠛⢿⣶⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣨⣾⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
'''

blacklist = [ ';', '"', 'os', '_', '\\', '/', '`',
              ' ', '-', '!', '[', ']', '*', 'import',
              'eval', 'banner', 'echo', 'cat', '%', 
              '&', '>', '<', '+', '1', '2', '3', '4',
              '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '0', 'b', 's', 
              'lower', 'upper', 'system', '}', '{' ]

while True:
  ans = input('Break me, shake me!\n\n$ ').strip()
  if any(char in ans for char in blacklist):
    print(f'\n{banner1}\nNaughty naughty..\n')
  else:
    try:
      eval(ans + '()')
      print('WHAT WAS THAT?!\n')
    except:
      print(f"\n{banner2}\nI'm UNBREAKABLE!\n") 

We also know that the flag is in a flag.txt file next to the service, how can we escape the eval to read the flag?

To print the flag, it would be enough to run

print(open('flag.txt').read())

however, we see that, the input will be suffixed with “()” so this does not work, as adding () at the end of this code will not work.

I first spend some time trying to declare a lambda and execute it inline, until realizing i had a way easier way to do it, i could trigger an equality check, i solve this challenge with the following input:

print(open('flag.txt').read())==print

which got evaluated at :

print(open('flag.txt').read())==print()

Flag was then printed: HTB{3v4l_0r_3vuln??}