ZeroBoxBlocky attack path and techniques
Blocky is a easy Linux machine on Hack The Box that I solved myself. This page is my short attack path summary and the techniques it trains.
| Platform | Hack The Box |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Linux |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Time to user | 25m |
| Time to root | 1h 0m |
| User owned | 2026-08-20 |
| Root owned | 2026-08-20 |
Attack path summary
Blocky is fairly simple overall, and was based on a real-world machine. It demonstrates the risks of bad password practices as well as exposing internal files on a public facing system.
Techniques
Basic-local-Linux CVE-2017-6074 Decompiling-JAR-files HTB
Related solved machines
Other machines I solved that share techniques with Blocky.
- Bank (HTB Linux Easy)
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- Cap (HTB Linux Easy)
- Knife (HTB Linux Easy)
- Lame (HTB Linux Easy)
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