Winning Writeups

For UIUCTF 2023 we paid out $1,500 in writeup prizes. We prioritize concise technical communication and writeups that are fun to read and learn from, including those written from/for the perspective of beginners. Here are all writeups that won.

Challenge	Author
adminplz	TCP1P - dimas
adminplz	Rubi di Cubrik
At Home	b01lers
Chainmail	KnightSec - knittingirl
Corny Kernel	TCP1P - daffainfo
Corny Kernel	Mr.SoloDolo - kidCuda
crack_the_safe	PSDLN - Pseudoleon
Fast Calculator (Battelle)	Project Sekai - sahuang
Fast Calculator (Battelle)	cat :flag_kr: - snwo
Fast Calculator (Battelle)	Kalmarunionen - shalaamum
Fast Calculator (Battelle)	b01lers
Finding Artifacts Suite	Drift2Win - CrimzDG
Finding Jonah Suite (What's for Dinner, Finding Jonah, Jonah's Journal, First Class Mail)	Davidpb - Davidpb
Finding Jonah Suite (What's for Dinner, Finding Jonah, Jonah's Journal, First Class Mail)	GCC
futuredisk	Spotless
geoguesser	l3ak - GoodNoodles
Group Project + Group Projection	TCP1P - banua
Group Project + Group Projection	CyberSpace - ctfguy
Mock Kernel	Maple Bacon - nneonneo
Morphing Time	ARESx
Morphing Time	b01lers
peanut-xss	Rubi Di Cubrik
pwnykey	Spotless
Rattler Read	decipher - /dev/ur4ndom
Rattler Read	Radboud Institute of Pwning - Areca
Schrodinger's Cat	AresX - flocto
Schrodinger's Cat	Maple Bacon
Three-Time Pad	L3ak - Matthias
Tornado Warning	RUSEC - ContronThePanda
vimjail Suite	solooo - pjg1
Virophage	Project Sekai
vmwhere Suite	Norske Nøkkelsnikere - jole
Zapping a Setuid 1	Zer0Tolerance
Zapping a Setuid 2	mHACKeroni - Chino