PS4 Code Execution + Basic Homebrew

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A few weeks ago, around the 19th of August, a developer known as CTurt managed to run unsigned code on his PS4 by using the Webkit exploit which was patched after 1.76. A couple weeks later, he announced that he managed to create the "first" PS4 homebrew: A version of Pong. Controlled by a Nintendo DS:


On release, CTurt mentions a few things about his basic homebrew. First, he's using a Nintendo DS because developers currently "can’t use the official controller library”. Secondly, the homebrew itself is being rendered in an HTML5 canvas, since developers have no access to PS4 rendering routines, which somewhat limits the current possibilities of this hack. He also announced he was working on getting a homebrew loader started as well, so others might enjoy his basic software. That is, if they've kept their PS4 on 1.76 or lower.

Pretty good first step in the PS4 world of hacking, right?

But that's not all folks, because a few days ago, CTurt has again announced and released another basic PS4 homebrew: A port of his own Gameboy emulator, Cinoop. Similar to his Pong release, this emulator runs through an HTML5 canvas and requires a Nintendo DS to control, but it's still quite impressive nonetheless.


As of now, the workings of the webkit exploit and the homebrew apps are limited to developers and very experienced users, and of course anyone above firmware 1.76 can't use the webkit exploit required, it's definitely nice to see something as "new" as the PS4 receiving some attention in the homebrew department already.

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Nice! I'm going to have to disable automatic updates on my PS4 then. :) I would LOVE to have CFW with FW Spoofing on this thing within the next few years! It's gonna suck when I can't play online when updates come out though before such a thing exists. :/

I did see this on Wololo a week back, though. The firmware requirement is uncomfortably low. :( Though it's really not any use to consumers right now.
 
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Wow, the PS4 hacked? I thought that could never happen with this tight security today.
 

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Good work on achieving this.
Too bad that it's limited to canvas and that it's on a very low firmware version when it was announced compare to current one. Not a lot of users might still be on 1.76.

Good luck on your future projects :)
 
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and why is that??

Quit being very naive:rolleyes:. I'm taking the piss you fool, the PS3 hasn't been fully cracked and that is coming up to 10 years of its lifespan and CFW is only on 3.55 firmware based models and anything above that is ODE.

Don't expect anything PS4 related at all for a very, very long time and this homebrew proves nothing related to playing backups at some point.
 
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Quit being very naive:rolleyes:. I'm taking the piss you fool, the PS3 hasn't been fully cracked and that is coming up to 10 years of its lifespan and CFW is only on 3.55 firmware based models and anything above that is ODE.

Don't expect anything PS4 related at all for a very, very long time and this homebrew proves nothing related to playing backups at some point.
Honestly, the ps3 is blown wide open. More so than the 360, which is older, but still requires a good investment of time and money.

Sony may have patched any exploits out of later OFWs, but the fact is they can never release a firmware that can't be decrypted and made into a CFW. If there was enough interest, all it would take is another leaked service mode dongle and all ps3 systems would be "hackable" again.
 

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Honestly, the ps3 is blown wide open. More so than the 360, which is older, but still requires a good investment of time and money.

Sony may have patched any exploits out of later OFWs, but the fact is they can never release a firmware that can't be decrypted and made into a CFW. If there was enough interest, all it would take is another leaked service mode dongle and all ps3 systems would be "hackable" again.

Each to their own, yet I wouldn't say it's wide open than a 360. Having to find an exploitable version, model and base firmware of 3.55 or lower is getting harder to find.

Yeah, it's all fine and dandy releasing the latest decrypted firmware, yet you still need a 3.55 installed version in order to use it. If you could buy any PS3 console now and not worry about it being on a lower firmware and still flash any CFW, then I'd say it was blown wide open.
 
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Each to their own, yet I wouldn't say it's wide open than a 360. Having to find an exploitable version, model and base firmware of 3.55 or lower is getting harder to find.

Yeah, it's all fine and dandy releasing the latest decrypted firmware, yet you still need a 3.55 installed version in order to use it. If you could buy any PS3 console now and not worry about it being on a lower firmware and still flash any CFW, then I'd say it was blown wide open.
True, but the only thing more open is the Wii, and that's because they weren't really trying.
 

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Just wait for the optional dev kit update to roll out, then do w/e you want :P. I imagine the development stuff will run in some sort of sandbox to keep people from accessing the full One hardware, but that would certainly be a good starting point :P. Execute code and try to develop an exploit to escape said sandbox and gain access to other stuff :P
 
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