Extract the flag from the Gandalf.jpg file. You may need to write a quick script to solve this.
File: THE_FILE
Solution:
exiftool Gandalf.jpg
Base64
Q1RGbGVhcm57eG9yX2lzX3lvdXJfZnJpZW5kfQo=. = CTFlearn{xor_is_your_friend}
Not the flag.
Q1RGbGVhcm57eG9yX2lzX3lvdXJfZnJpZW5kfQo=
xD6kfO2UrE5SnLQ6WgESK4kvD/Y/rDJPXNU45k/p
h2riEIj13iAp29VUPmB+TadtZppdw3AuO7JRiDyU
script.py
import base64
string1 = "xD6kfO2UrE5SnLQ6WgESK4kvD/Y/rDJPXNU45k/p"
string2 = "h2riEIj13iAp29VUPmB+TadtZppdw3AuO7JRiDyU"
c1 = base64.b64decode(string1)
c2 = base64.b64decode(string2)
c = []
l = len(c1)
i = 0
while i < l:
c.append(chr(c1[i] ^ c2[i]))
i += 1
print("".join(c))
Flag: CTFlearn{Gandalf.BilboBaggins}