Snowl Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Exploit In the interest of openness, I've decided to release the exploit. Hopefully, this will ignite the PS3 scene, and you will organize and figure out how to use this to do practical things, like the iPhone when jailbreaks were first released. I have a life to get back to and can't keep working on this all day and night.Please document your findings on the psDevWiki. They have been a great resource so far, and with the power this exploit gives, opens tons of new stuff to document. I'd like to see the missing HV calls filled in, nice memory maps, the boot chain better documented, and progress on a 3D GPU driver. And of course, the search for a software exploit. <snipped> is the coveted PS3 exploit, gives full memory access and therefore ring 0 access from OtherOS. Enjoy your hypervisor dumps. This is known to work with version 2.4.2 only, but I imagine it works on all current versions. Maybe later I'll write up how it works :) Good luck! :D Sweet. Mod Note: I'm not sure how legal this is, so I've removed the download link. - bmaher Edited January 27, 2010 by bmaher code -> quote, removed link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiaxion Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 This sucks.............he didnt want to release it because Sony would problably patch it. I mean he could have spent one more month on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokiaxion Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 God, the code is horrible. The code is released "as-is"; Don't expect anything pretty. Mod Note: I have removed the attachment due to it's questionable legality. Please don't host files like that here. - bmaher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfyre Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Hmm....maybe he was afraid of Sony's lawyers? And just released it now to get it out there before a cease and desist letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 27, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Only for fats and released far too early, should of been kept behind closed doors and shared with "proper" insiders from the looks of peoples response to the coding. Will no doubt be patched, and if it's not even possible on Slims, good luck pirates on the wait ;) I'm guessing Sony sent some "lawsuit" or at least got in touch with this guy, he's usually not sloppy - From experience with his iphone work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckboii Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 If he had internet hookups like people who know hacking inside out he could of done so much things. meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplySchizo Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 If he had internet hookups like people who know hacking inside out he could of done so much things. Sadly his arrogance and some would say egotistical ways are known to burn bridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPyro Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Only for fats and released far too early, should of been kept behind closed doors and shared with "proper" insiders from the looks of peoples response to the coding. Will no doubt be patched, and if it's not even possible on Slims, good luck pirates on the wait ;) I'm guessing Sony sent some "lawsuit" or at least got in touch with this guy, he's usually not sloppy - From experience with his iphone work. The bug is hardware based (because of non-ECC RAM), cannot be easily patched. Slims are also affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 sorry, but whats with having blue, purple, green and black text in the code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belazor Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 sorry, but whats with having blue, purple, green and black text in the code? It's trying to syntax highlight it. Either he accidentally used a tag or IPB is trying to do something it shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 27, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 27, 2010 The bug is hardware based (because of non-ECC RAM), cannot be easily patched. Slims are also affected. They would still have to software exploit the console though, I still stand by my remarks, absolutely stupid releasing such an exploit this early without running it through the channels. In the interest of openness Who the **** says in the interest of openness when you're on the verge of being able to possibly hookup an exploit to those in the know to forward its progress. Now Sony can look at his apparently sloppy exploit themselves easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 So what can we do on our Ps3's now? :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 27, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 27, 2010 So what can we do on our Ps3's now? :shiftyninja: Absolutely nothing, Geohot is a tard, or his hands been forced somewhat. Read this also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigoku Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Absolutely nothing, Geohot is a tard, or his hands been forced somewhat. Read this also you mean I won't be able to backup my games so I can keep my originals in perfect condition? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 you mean I won't be able to backup my games so I can keep my originals in perfect condition? :( :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 you mean I won't be able to backup my games so I can keep my originals in perfect condition? :( Hope you have a gigantic hard drive... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPyro Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Absolutely nothing, Geohot is a tard, or his hands been forced somewhat. Read this also Chill man, the guy is a genius to even come up with the exploit at only 20 years old. If he felt it was ok to post his findings, I don't see why you should have a problem with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 27, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted January 27, 2010 Chill man, the guy is a genius to even come up with the exploit at only 20 years old. If he felt it was ok to post his findings, I don't see why you should have a problem with it. Just my opinion, if I found an exploit that needed further work I wouldn't release it to the whole internet before it can actually do anything. Plus I do think the guy in general is a douche regardless of his talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxicfume Veteran Posted January 27, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 27, 2010 Perhaps he really doesn't care anymore about continuing work on this exploit, I can imagine something like that can easily take ages away from your life. He might have other things of higher priority. I don't think Sony will get this patched anytime soon, especially that this exploit is hardware based.. All Sony could do is make it more convoluted to do, but never patching it up. And anyway now that the exploit has been out, the others know how the insides are and now we'll have more people working more aggressively to keep the exploit working even with future system updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplySchizo Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Plus I do think the guy in general is a douche regardless of his talent. As do I. I've been following him on twitter for a long time now and have watched him make a complete fool out of himself on so many levels. His soaps are very entertaining though. This kid is as predictable as the sunrise. Nice try...EgoHotz.:laugh: Don't hold your breathes on a ps3 hack guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPyro Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Just my opinion, if I found an exploit that needed further work I wouldn't release it to the whole internet before it can actually do anything. Plus I do think the guy in general is a douche regardless of his talent. Sony might not even do anything about it. It's nice to know what will come of this before bitching about it. This 'hack' won't allow you to even access GameOS, it will remain restricted to OtherOS so no 'true' homebrew will come of this. He has basically opened the door for other devs to document the system calls and create a better linux experience - possibly better graphics driver support etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplySchizo Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Sony might not even do anything about it. It's nice to know what will come of this before bitching about it. This 'hack' won't allow you to even access GameOS, it will remain restricted to OtherOS so no 'true' homebrew will come of this. He has basically opened the door for other devs to document the system calls and create a better linux experience - possibly better graphics driver support etc. Hardly anything worth the trouble, I'd say. No one really cares for a better OS experience on this thing. Everybody wants one thing, and that's safe to say is not going to happen anytime in its mainstream lifespan.(assuming it will ever happen at all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troist Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Just my opinion, if I found an exploit that needed further work I wouldn't release it to the whole internet before it can actually do anything. Plus I do think the guy in general is a douche regardless of his talent. Well, he might need assistance with the exploit and be opening it up to others to have a go. He definitely has found something, but whether or not that something is useful or not is another matter, but its a lot better for everyone to have a go at the hole/exploit than just him on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddo89 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well, he might need assistance with the exploit and be opening it up to others to have a go. He definitely has found something, but whether or not that something is useful or not is another matter, but its a lot better for everyone to have a go at the hole/exploit than just him on his own. The point is....public release means everybody knows it, including Sony. If he really had got the scoop and needed help with it, is much better to seek help in a more discreet manner. I have a wonderful breakthrough in my plans to breach your castle. But I just can't quite work out a few kinks, why don't I release my plan to everyone, including you, to help me. Then wonder why did I lost so badly and why there is like 20 times more troops than anticipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troist Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 The point is....public release means everybody knows it, including Sony. If he really had got the scoop and needed help with it, is much better to seek help in a more discreet manner. I have a wonderful breakthrough in my plans to breach your castle. But I just can't quite work out a few kinks, why don't I release my plan to everyone, including you, to help me. Then wonder why did I lost so badly and why there is like 20 times more troops than anticipated. But its a hardware exploit? So Sony can't really patch it too easily. I think having the homebrew community working on it will help a lot more than the amount of patching Sony can do. It will mean less exploitable PS3s being produced in the future I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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