In Level 17 we are given a vulnerable python server: #!/usr/bin/python import os import pickle import time import socket import signal signal.signal(signal.SIGCHLD, signal.SIG_IGN) def server(skt): line = skt.recv(1024) obj = pickle.loads(line) for i in obj: clnt.send("why did you send me " + i + "?\n") skt = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0) skt.bind(('0.0.0.0', 10007)) skt.listen(10) while True: clnt, addr = skt.accept() if(os.fork() == 0): clnt.send("Accepted connection from %s:%d" % (addr[0], addr[1])) server(clnt) exit(1) The only part of the application that processes our data is: