# Capture The Flag

DevFeed: [Capture The Flag](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/capture-the-flag-15569.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/capture-the-flag>)

Author: Square Engineering

Published: 2014-01-17T17:05:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [ctf](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ctf.md>), [Embedded Software Dev](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-software-dev.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Exploit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/exploit.md>), [Assembly](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/assembly.md>), [debug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debug.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

Tags: [announce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announce.md>), [assembly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/assembly.md>), [capture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/capture.md>), [ctf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ctf.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [exploit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploit.md>), [firmware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firmware.md>), [flag](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flag.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

Square and Matasano launched a Capture the Flag challenge based on finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in firmware running on an MSP430 chip. Participants use a debugging interface and progress through levels covering assembly, buffer overflows, and DRM cracking.

## Source excerpt

A Square/Matasano firmware challenge.