Hacking What are the chances for current fw exploits?

[wurstpistole]

So I guess this is the golden time of ps4 hacking. What keeps me from swapping my latest fw pro to a 4.55 unit is that I won't be able to play new titles. What do you think, will we get a fully exploited system? Like jtag 360 back then, just update the kernel and you're good to go. Personally I don't have much use for 4.55 and below because I already played all the games I was interested in. Thanks!

 

[VinsCool]

Let me heat up my crystal ball and I'll provide a hazy answer later.

 

[wurstpistole]

Let me heat up my crystal ball and I'll provide a hazy answer later.

Muchas appreciatas

 

[Axido]

There are current fw exploits, they are just not public. So, at least we know it is possible... the rest is up to the people capable of making something out of it and willing to release it.

 

[AndreCarletti]

Let me heat up my crystal ball and I'll provide a hazy answer later.

Crystal ball says currently we ain't got much. But 5.22 version will be gold.

 

[leonmagnus99]

i would also be interested but I'm holding out on my 5.05 pro because well I'm not that fond of the hax we currently have for the ps4.

with that webkit kexploit, for many it takes many many tries to get it running and to have to re-run that kexploit on every boot sounds hassly.

but i might just not update my 5.05 console anymore, that is if i can hold out not playing overwatch..

 

[linuxares]

Personal opinion but Overwatch and other FPS should be played on a PC

 

[mgrev]

Hijacking a thread kinda here, sorry. Do you think it's a good idea to buy a brand new phat ps4 (which will have an acceptable firmware)? Or should i go hunting for a slim, or pro especially, to get "the most" out of a modded system. I was planning to get a phat one at some point, but i'm not entirely sure

 

[spotanjo3]

Muchas appreciatas

Very funny. He is joking. He dont know either. What I know is that they are having fully exploit in private is 5.00 and 5.01 and thats all we know. They aren't release it until they decide its ready.

 

[depaul]

For the 5.05 ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶u̶r̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶5̶.̶5̶0̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶a̶ (not sure about 5.50):
-Webkit exploit works and has been released;
-At least one kernel exploit exists in private. The guys holding it will release it once it gets patched by Sony (soon!).

So hopefully the PS4 will be fully hackable to the 5.05 FW. Maybe later firmwares will correct all those bugs so it will be very difficult to find new exploits.

 

[KiiWii]

Any links to evidence of this?

We know about userland and restmode exploit, but who has 5.x kernel?

For the 5.05 and the current 5.50 beta:
>snip>
-At least one kernel exploit exists in private. The guys holding it will release it once it gets patched by Sony (soon!).

 

[MostlyUnharmful]

Any links to evidence of this?

We know about userland and restmode exploit, but who has 5.x kernel?

Qwertyoruiop allegedly has a variation of the BPF kexploit that works on 5.0x.

 

[depaul]

Yeah maybe this tweet (hopefully he means by BPF bug a kernel exploit) :

https://twitter.com/qwertyoruiopz/status/968636421270573063

This hint from Mathieu Hervais maybe implies it:
https://twitter.com/Mathieulh/status/966299691876061187


"To whom it may concern, if you ever plan on hacking your Playstation 4, DO NOT UPDATE TO THE 5.50 FIRMWARE; the best firmwares to stay on (from best to worse) are: 1- 4.05 2- 4.55 3- 5.01 4- 5.05"

 

[MostlyUnharmful]

I was thingking of this one https://twitter.com/qwertyoruiopz/status/958937379288559617

 

[wolfmankurd]

Almost certainly. But they wont be released unless we are well past current firmware

 

[osaka35]

I have a backlog of games on my ps4, so I'll be playing those. When I catch up, I'll see where the scene is then and decide to update or not.

 

[leonmagnus99]

Personal opinion but Overwatch and other FPS should be played on a PC

thing is not everyone has a good 'pc' :/
my laptop wont handle ow locked at 60fp..
and my laptop is not a 4k tv either so.. yeah.

i wish i did have a good hd laptop at least that could handle ow at 60fp, then i would gladly keep my ps4 never updated Q-q