# Let's All Love UART

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Category | IoT |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Points | 500 |
| Author | Eun0us |
| CTF | Espilon 2026 |

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## Description

This challenge emulates a UART interface on a Lain router.
Open both connections, interact as if it was real hardware.

- **TX**: Read only
- **RX**: Write only

**Let's All Love Lain!**

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## TL;DR

Open the TX and RX ports simultaneously. Send `flag` on the RX (write) port.
The flag is immediately printed on the TX (read) port.

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## Tools

| Tool | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `nc` | Split UART connection |
| Python 3 | Automated solver script |

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## Solution

### Step 1 — Open both channels

```bash
# Terminal 1 — read device output
nc <host> 1111

# Terminal 2 — send commands
nc <host> 2222
```

![two terminal windows open, TX showing the device banner](https://git.espilon.net/Eun0us/ESPILON-CTF-2026-Writeups/raw/branch/main/screens/love_uart_terminals.png)

### Step 2 — Request the flag

In Terminal 2 (RX):

```text
flag
```

### Step 3 — Read the flag

In Terminal 1 (TX):

```
ESPILON{LAIN_TrUsT_U4RT}
```

![TX terminal printing the flag immediately after the flag command is sent](https://git.espilon.net/Eun0us/ESPILON-CTF-2026-Writeups/raw/branch/main/screens/love_uart_flag.png)

### Automated solver

```python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import socket
import threading

HOST = "<host>"
TX_PORT = 1111
RX_PORT = 2222

def reader():
    with socket.create_connection((HOST, TX_PORT)) as s:
        while True:
            data = s.recv(4096)
            if not data:
                break
            out = data.decode(errors="replace")
            print(out, end="")
            if "ESPILON{" in out:
                break

tx_thread = threading.Thread(target=reader, daemon=True)
tx_thread.start()

with socket.create_connection((HOST, RX_PORT)) as s:
    s.sendall(b"flag\n")

tx_thread.join()
```

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## Flag

`ESPILON{LAIN_TrUsT_U4RT}`