# Archer C7

Published articles for Archer C7.

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## Competing in Pwn2Own 2021 Austin: Icarus at the Zenith

DevFeed: [Competing in Pwn2Own 2021 Austin: Icarus at the Zenith](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/competing-in-pwn2own-2021-austin-icarus-at-the-zenith-39714.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://doar-e.github.io/blog/2022/03/26/competing-in-pwn2own-2021-austin-icarus-at-the-zenith/>)

Author: Axel "0vercl0k" Souchet

Published: 2022-03-26T15:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Diary of a reverse-engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/diary-of-a-reverse-engineer.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Ghidra](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ghidra.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [archer-c7](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/archer-c7.md>), [competition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/competition.md>), [cve-2022-24354](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve-2022-24354.md>), [exploitation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploitation.md>), [firmware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firmware.md>), [ghidra](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ghidra.md>), [memory-corruption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory-corruption.md>), [netusb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netusb.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [pwn2own](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pwn2own.md>), [pwn2own-austin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pwn2own-austin.md>), [remote-kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-kernel.md>), [reverse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reverse.md>), [router](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/router.md>), [routers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routers.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [tp-link](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tp-link.md>), [tp-link-archer-c7-v5](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tp-link-archer-c7-v5.md>), [zenith](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zenith.md>)

### AI overview

A personal account of preparing for and entering the Pwn2Own 2021 Austin competition. The author describes reverse-engineering consumer router firmware, selecting a router target with teammates, and working toward participation in the contest.

### Source excerpt

Introduction In 2021, I finally spent some time looking at a consumer router I had been using for years. It started as a weekend project to look at something a bit different from what I was used to. On top of that, it was also a good occasion to play ...