Hacking 3DS 6.3 Exploit Found

[Apache Thunder]

How do we know its not running from emunand?
Gateway could add GW to firmware number, so injecting exploit should be possible.

Snealum isn't known for faking stuff. Don't insult him with your false accusations!

 

[Clarky]

Will have to check my original 3DS to see what firmware that was on when I last left it. Still great news really, leaves me hope that devs will be able to find exploits on higher firmwares

 

[the_randomizer]

Snealum isn't known for faking stuff. Don't insult him with your false accusations!

He's a pretty reputable programmer for sure, unlike other notorious uh, anyways, CFW would be the way to go .

 

[tyons]

also the gateway writes "GW3DS" (I think, or maybe only "GW") before the firmware version.

anyway.... auggghhh! if this came out before, I would be playing retail pokemon X in realnand without the signature keys problem, that erases the save if you use the game outside emunand...

edit: just read that it won't allow piracy. oh well...

 

[chrisrlink]

question is.....was it already patched in 7.x? if not i'm not updating anymore

 

[Starry Windy]

How do we know its not running from emunand?
Gateway could add GW to firmware number, so injecting exploit should be possible.

I believe running on Emunand is way different than in actual firmware. Emunand is basically what it says, emulating the firmware of the latest one, meanwhile finding a way to running on actual firmware needs some effort to discover because it's hard to get in, and it's quite a pain to find it, but at least any 6.3 firmware users can enjoy it, and I hope Smea can find the way to exploit the latest firmware as well.

 

[Maxternal]

Now someone just needs to make a list of games that can be used to update to a 6.x firmware version so 5.x consoles don't accidentally just skip from one unexploitable 5.x to another unexploitable 7.x.

 

[gamefan5]

Interesting find Smealum. Nicely done.

 

[Fishaman P]

Now may be the perfect time to get a 3DS, Gateway, and capture card!
...if I weren't broke.

 

[Apache Thunder]

Think of it this way, Smealum can exploit the DS/3DS WITHOUT A FLASHCART. He used game saves as his entry point for running custom code. How hardcore is that? Any one who can do that is already the real deal.

 

[Frozen_Fish]

I saw his tweet earlier about "having something cool to show later today", was not expecting it to be a new exploit.
Glad I backed up my NAND before updating to 7.x

 

[Snailface]

Now I wonder when we start to see 2ds nand backup hardmods. That will be cool.

 

[Deleted User]

question is.....was it already patched in 7.x? if not i'm not updating anymore

I think it was patched in 7.x

 

[yuyuyup]

prob shouldn't bust a nut till it's actually released (the exploit, not the nut)

 

[Gadorach]

Now I wonder when we start to see 2ds nand backup hardmods. That will be cool.

That shouldn't be an issue. The only reason they weren't done before was because there was no reason for it until now.

 

[Deleted User]

prob shouldn't bust a nut till it's actually released (the exploit, not the nut)

XD Nice Way Of Terming Things

 

[phanteon]

just act as you have seen nothin', he wont release a shit

 

[Snailface]

That shouldn't be an issue. The only reason they weren't done before was because there was no reason for it until now.

There's no telling if it'll be easier or harder than the older models due to the different motherboard layouts. That's what i'm interested to see.

 

[the_randomizer]

just act as you have seen nothin', he wont release a shit

What makes you say that?

 

[gamefan5]

What makes you say that?

Because he has no need to release it as of yet. It anything, releasing it now will probably contribute more to piracy. He will release it once his homebrew loader is finished. And who knows, he might make sure that the exploit always automatically loads on it, so that no piracy can be done.