Hacking IOSU / Kernel exploit

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Well in Fail's case, they were just terrified of piracy.


They were NOT terrified of piracy. That is incorrect. (Remember,They took on Sony)
They didn't want to help for-profit pirates. Early on, They never believe that those claiming a working ode had anything more than sectors fished out of ram to make dumps. And that those for-profit pirates were waiting on a free fix/exploit to turn into cash.
 

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They were NOT terrified of piracy. That is incorrect. (Remember,They took on Sony)
They didn't want to help for-profit pirates. Early on, They never believe that those claiming a working ode had anything more than sectors fished out of ram to make dumps. And that those for-profit pirates were waiting on a free fix/exploit to turn into cash.

So they were terrified of for-profit piracy?
 

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I thought I read one of them say that. I wonder what update patched it. If someone has a Wii U with a version that is vulnerable then maybe Come would be cool and give it to Marionumber1 or others? Anyone consider this? Or get it to analyze at the very least.
No one will consider this, coz must be a day one console, never updated, plus fOf team never released the exploit even when it was patched, so it's useless.
The only thing you can do is to wait NW and Mario complete the kernel exploit, wait again and have hope that they could find and IOSU access (or another hacker that will use their exploit). Or at least, but near to impossibile, you have to prey that fof team will decide to hack the console and in 1 month you will have your softmod
 

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No one will consider this, coz must be a day one console, never updated,

Excuse me? Day one was 1.0.3 but the web browser which comex used wasn't added until 2.0.0? Then came the "stability improvements" in 2.1.0 and 2.1.3. It would be interesting to know at what level the IOSU patch was implemented.
 

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Excuse me? Day one was 1.0.3 but the web browser which comex used wasn't added until 2.0.0? Then came the "stability improvements" in 2.1.0 and 2.1.3. It would be interesting to know at what level the IOSU patch was implemented.


You are correct SirByte! :P. Many people falsely assume that comex found the IOSU exploit on the day one firmware, but as stated in f0f's chao's computing conference presentation, that exploit was discovered in a later firmware. Care to chime in on this comex?
 

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Hey look, I found a Colonel Exploit for the Nintendo!
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it was 3.x.x IOSU exploit


That comment does not make any sense.
Version 3.1.0 U:
Released July 10th, 2013
Improvements to Standby Functions:
      • The standby functions will now regularly connect to the Internet when the Wii U is powered down to check for available SpotPass data or software and system updates. Software updates will be installed while the Wii U is powered down, and system updates will be installed the next time the Wii U is powered on. For further detailed information, click here.
Improvements to system stability and usability:
    • Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience

Version 3.0.1 U
Released: May 20th, 2013
Further improvements to overall system stability and software compatibility

Version 3.0.0 U
Released: April 25th, 2013
New Features:
      • A standby function to download and install software while the system is powered off
      • Software purchased from the Nintendo eShop will automatically install in the background once the download is complete
      • Holding down the B Button while the Wii U logo is displayed during startup will load the Wii Menu*1
Changes to System Settings:
      • An option to transfer and/or copy between two USB storage devices in "Data Management"
      • The ability to select multiple software titles when transferring, copying, or deleting data in "Data Management"
      • The option to adjust screen size is now available under "TV" *2
      • "Auto Power-Down" has been renamed "Power Settings"
Changes to Miiverse
Changes to Nintendo eShop
Changes to the Internet Browser
Changes to Download Management
Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience
*1 User selection may be necessary
*2 A similar option has been removed from Nintendo eShop, Miiverse, and the Internet Browser

They could have begun searching for exploits in dev kits prior to launch day release.
They could have begun searching for exploits in 1.x.x but again attack surface was very limited(hardware/mxml etc )
But they admitted to c2w symbols gift in holiday 2012 update(2.x.x)
Exploit in IOSU is Dec 2012 to get access to "everything" except boot1 key.
Version 2.1.3 U
Released: March 4th, 2013
Further improvements to overall system stability have been made.*

Version 2.1.0 U
Released: December 4, 2012
Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.

Version 2.0.0 U
Released: November 18, 2012

Added new Network features
    • Nintendo Network ID creation and linking feature
    • "Miiverse" *1
    • "Nintendo eShop" *1
    • "Internet Browser"
    • "Friends List" *1
    • "Wii U Chat" *1
    • "Notification List"
    • "Download Management"
    • "Wii System Transfer" *2
    • Software update feature *3
    • USB storage device feature
*1 In order to use those features, you will need to register Nintendo Network ID.
*2 You can use this feature in Wii Menu.
*3 Update feature is available only for the software which has update data.

Source:
http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1436/~/system-menu-update-history

btw Nintendo does NOT include all version of updates in their list. There are some version(s) creep in between 2.0.0 and 2.1.0
 

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