ZeroBoxLame attack path and techniques
Lame 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
Lame is a beginner level machine, requiring only one exploit to obtain root access. It was the first machine published on Hack The Box and was often the first machine for new users prior to its retirement.
Techniques
CVE-2007-2447 Exploiting-Samba HTB
Related solved machines
Other machines I solved that share techniques with Lame.
- Bank (HTB Linux Easy)
- Bashed (HTB Linux Easy)
- Beep (HTB Linux Easy)
- Blocky (HTB Linux Easy)
- Cap (HTB Linux Easy)
- Knife (HTB Linux Easy)
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