• PS3 Hacks , 06.03.2011

    Many of you might have heard the tweets of a new 3.56 exploit, well DarkHacker has managed to release just released a PS3 CPU exploit.

    To quote:
    CPU Exploit – one step closer to METLDR

    this is a release of the hidden Cell Exploit found a while ago and one of the step taken to the metldr exploit im going to release the because i fell people should have the right to do as they wish and the information should be free to the public

    i know by releasing this exploit ill probably be taken to court or sued but fuck sony they can go to hell all i care for what there doing to us hackers ill fight until the last min i got of my life if i have to for the right of the people

    for this exploit your going need a leaked service pdf which is below

    Links taken down ( REQUESTED ) – sorry ):
    ———————————————————————————————————————————————
    time to explain this now listen up

    i know you all remember the exploit with ram and so on back in 3.15
    well your going look for the ‘CELL RESET LINE’ and that going be where the exploit is
    you know how the small 60ms or ns i dont remember thing sent to ps3 for the read and write of the ram ?

    well use line send that and connect it to the cell reset line. ( FIND IT IN DOC )
    and ground on outside of case and the example of what can be done with this is a cold reset which still has acess to the memory from gameos – dont let this die out people im taking a big risk by giving you all this information

    - thanks to mitchy my personal hard drive Tongue – note i did not upload the documents and if requested ill remove the links

    Example of what can be done with this –
    untouched memory on cold boot full access to lv2 and all game os memory

    We won’t provide the leaks to the leaked PDF file here, but you might find them at the sources below. (No links to leaked PDF either).

    [Source PS3SDK via PSX-Scene] – Thanks to LoverboySimer and OoZic for news tips

    Just to clarify this is actually an old-known “secret” by PS3 hackers (like geohot, math etc..), but darkhacker has figured it out and release it instead of keeping it ‘underground’.

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  • 59 Comments

    1. gregory2590
      03-06-2011
      11:16 PM
      1

      I'm lost. So what does this mean?

    2. ShiftBreak
      03-06-2011
      11:20 PM
      2

      This is for devs, if you don't understand it don't worry, something good will come from this.

    3. thejosh88
      03-06-2011
      11:23 PM
      3

      ya what exactly does this allow devs to do??

    4. PirateKing
      03-06-2011
      11:24 PM
      4

      i will use this to create the ultimate cfw 9.99

      just joking

      but what does this mean, i dont get it.

    5. drooldud
      03-06-2011
      11:34 PM
      5

      Correct me if i'm wrong, but...

      One step closer to pure 100% open access on our PS3's. No need for any Sony written code.

      But as that sounds, no PSN.

    6. Drexal
      03-06-2011
      11:40 PM
      6

      I'm sure there can be pieces of sonys code patched in,... or cloned.

    7. pbanj
      03-06-2011
      11:42 PM
      7

      think of it like what geo did with otheros, it will allow them access to info they could not get

    8. KillerBug
      03-06-2011
      11:44 PM
      8

      If it had no sony code, a CFW would not play PS3 games.

      This is just a method for keeping data in ram during a reset...useful for devs and useless for everyone else.

    9. thx1138
      03-06-2011
      11:57 PM
      9

      a dev could use this to get ALL the keys ?

    10. ddsdavey
      03-06-2011
      11:58 PM
      10

      Theres no "Just" about it?? Its for devs because only devs can work with it,im assuming once metldr access is achieved youll have a brand new exploit to work on.
      Is this a genuine new hole then,unrelated top previous explots?

    11. LoverboySimer
      03-06-2011
      11:58 PM
      11

      Man i posted this earlier why you not posted that???

    12. AnotherCleverMisnomer
      03-07-2011
      12:02 AM
      12

      The roads, trees, the breeze... nobody said a word.
      Not one word.
      That city will have to honor you.
      l have my music.
      l will sharpen it like a sword.
      And stab the city's heart with it.

    13. Annelies
      03-07-2011
      12:08 AM
      13

      This is great news. Thanks!

    14. fawkes32
      03-07-2011
      12:48 AM
      14

      azzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    15. 2die4
      03-07-2011
      01:00 AM
      15

      nice stuff

    16. daflip
      03-07-2011
      01:13 AM
      16

      see that ,sooner or later somene would release something! dont ***** at math for just talking, and not releasing anything.. he actually gives direction, and ideas and where to look at.....sorry if this isn't about it.. but still good news!

      this news is like sounds to my ears! great to hear good work!
      take that sony! :thefinger:

    17. Sexbox
      03-07-2011
      01:24 AM
      17

      Someone explain to my ignorant ass, what happens if the NPDRM keys are released, is that it for Sony's attempts to stop us with new OFW releases?

      I'm aware this work around is not much right now but would appreciate an answer to the question in theory.

    18. cmptrblder
      03-07-2011
      02:17 AM
      18

      Hmmmm...... sounds a little.......FAKE, but I guess anything makes news nowadays....LMAO

    19. xMadsBryde
      03-07-2011
      03:03 AM
      19

      What am i going to to with the .pdf file - Can i jailbreak ny ps3 3.56 with it or what?

    20. LoverboySimer
      03-07-2011
      03:44 AM
      20

      Some People are totally Noobs U cant Jailbreak 3.56 with this LOL
      This is not for you just leave it and wait what comes from this.

    21. hax3ps
      03-07-2011
      03:50 AM
      21

      this dev explains like a noob

    22. grimlord
      03-07-2011
      04:27 AM
      22

      This dev sounds like he has cojones of steel. Would be pretty awesome if he was for real. ^^

      @xMadsBryde - .pdf? As in adobe acrobat .pdf? O_o'

    23. Hailfire101
      03-07-2011
      04:39 AM
      23

      The way I'm reading this... is its a DEFFERENT exploit to what Math tweeted about. He Said a BUG, but this is a Glitch hack (Mod chip-able).

    24. gliitch
      03-07-2011
      05:15 AM
      24

      So the PS3 is impenitrable once again

    25. OoZic
      03-07-2011
      05:22 AM
      25

      tweet by mathieulh:

      @Niveklovesyou muhahahahaha this is just the cell reset line trick, you can use this to dump lv2 from 1.10 to 3.15 but that's it.

      @Niveklovesyou Oh! and it's been known for ages by about....err... everyone...

      @Niveklovesyou The fact is you can't glitch the cell to even access the isolated LS because it's PHYSICALLY disconnected from the bus.

      @Niveklovesyou As in the cell was especially designed for the purpose of preventing access to the isolated LS by (cont) http://tl.gd/958v03

      Anyway I'll stop talking of ps3 stuff for now, I am still pissed.

      @vagelisgeo That was some old, outdated (and now very much useless) trick anyway. I wouldn't even call it an exploit.

    26. makaveli101
      03-07-2011
      05:57 AM
      26

      i thought with the master key unlocked that we could have full access & no fw update could stop it.... guess i was wrong.

      I hope there is a 3.56 cfw otherwise i'm regretting that i updated

    27. Hailfire101
      03-07-2011
      06:59 AM
      27

      Hmm..

      Math is just confusing things.
      He said there's a bug in the 3.56 that can do stuff (the one the Arse wont release).

      This is then released and he moans about lack of credit and the fact everyone who needed to know, knew about it... and it only works upto 3.15.

      So, umm... this must be a different thing?
      Or is he talking sh!t again?

    28. SpecialK79
      03-07-2011
      08:18 AM
      28

      don't think i believe this to be an actual cpu exploit after reading up about it on various sites (including word from mathieulh)

    29. Annelies
      03-07-2011
      09:26 AM
      29

      Originally Posted by xMadsBryde View Post
      What am i going to to with the .pdf file - Can i jailbreak ny ps3 3.56 with it or what?

      Basically, and I'm not too sure about this, but from what I've heard, this will open the doors to Mod Chips.

    30. SpecialK79
      03-07-2011
      09:27 AM
      30

      see http://rms.dukio.com/?p=86
      darkhacker is a joke...

    31. Annelies
      03-07-2011
      09:33 AM
      31

      Originally Posted by SpecialK79 View Post
      see http://rms.dukio.com/?p=86
      darkhacker is a joke...
      Just because we can't USE the exploit (at this time) doesn't make him a joke. He pointed out a flaw that Sony has yet to patch. That makes him a joke?

    32. DigitalP1R4t3
      03-07-2011
      10:09 AM
      32

      interesting, hope something comes from this.
      but no offense, this leaked pdf is nothing new, I got this in a torrent about a year ago.

    33. lisapower
      03-07-2011
      10:32 AM
      33

      Full Respect to DarkHacker, becose he do not have fear from the Devil (Sony) ! ! ! and he is ready to fight against Demons!!!

      cheers

    34. SpecialK79
      03-07-2011
      10:36 AM
      34

      Originally Posted by Annelies View Post
      Just because we can't USE the exploit (at this time) doesn't make him a joke. He pointed out a flaw that Sony has yet to patch. That makes him a joke?
      im referring to the post made over at ps3crunch which linked to the blog rms wrote up
      and apparently this isnt even an exploit, have u even read what some respected devs are sayin about this?
      im all for exploits and flaws being shared with the world, just been sceptical since ive heard what other devs are saying....

    35. PirateKing
      03-07-2011
      10:43 AM
      35

      Originally Posted by lisapower View Post
      Full Respect to DarkHacker, becose he do not have fear from the Devil (Sony) ! ! ! and he is ready to fight against Demons!!!

      cheers

      Sounds a bit like Dante´s Inferno

      Fighting the Deamons ( Firmware Updates ) to reach the Devil ( Sony ) and defeat him so he can rescue his Beloved ( Us )

    36. CREP
      03-07-2011
      11:31 AM
      36

      this is my wish to the dev/gods,

      dev/gods my life at the moment is meaningless i was hoping maybe you guys can release a pkg file of sony's free ps3 PHYRE ENGINE that can run on my black box i would love to create my own game on the system itself instead of having to use an external source like a pc, is this even possible to run on the ps3? and then maybe we can all share our games on a MFWPSN.

    37. GregoryRasputin
      03-07-2011
      11:37 AM
      37

      Originally Posted by SpecialK79 View Post
      im referring to the post made over at ps3crunch which linked to the blog rms wrote up
      and apparently this isnt even an exploit, have u even read what some respected devs are sayin about this?
      I don't think he did read it, he just likes trolling

    38. splodger15
      03-07-2011
      11:48 AM
      38

      Originally Posted by Annelies View Post
      Just because we can't USE the exploit (at this time) doesn't make him a joke. He pointed out a flaw that Sony has yet to patch. That makes him a joke?
      I agree with you, He's pointed something out that no normal user did.

    39. yigga
      03-07-2011
      11:49 AM
      39

      spam

      just some ebooks

    40. GregoryRasputin
      03-07-2011
      11:51 AM
      40

      Originally Posted by splodger15 View Post
      I agree with you, He's pointed something out that no normal user did.

      Indeed, he pointed out something, that Sony probably didn't know about, so now they can patch it, yay, also this isn't his work, he posted it without permission, or without sourcing.

    41. denero1
      03-07-2011
      02:30 PM
      41

      UPDATE: Well it appears this "exploit" isn't as useful as we thought in the original creator of it was math the link below i guess confirms this even more also this is not the new exploit he tweeted about -_-
      http://pastie.org/private/cjcucrzayyijh5mcpqvmlg

    42. GregoryRasputin
      03-07-2011
      02:37 PM
      42

      Originally Posted by denero1 View Post
      UPDATE: Well it appears this "exploit" isn't as useful as we thought in the original creator of it was math the link below i guess confirms this even more also this is not the new exploit he tweeted about -_-
      http://pastie.org/private/cjcucrzayyijh5mcpqvmlg

      I assumed that everyone knew that it was an old exploit and not the one for 3.56.

    43. kingbooforums
      03-07-2011
      02:49 PM
      43

      I apologize if I sound dumb. But I don't know any other way to say it.


      By doing this exploit. Will I be able to fix up my !@#$% up with me upgrading to 3.56 so I can get CFW again?

    44. GregoryRasputin
      03-07-2011
      02:49 PM
      44

      Originally Posted by kingbooforums View Post
      I apologize if I sound dumb. But I don't know any other way to say it.


      By doing this exploit. Will I be able to fix up my !@#$% up with me upgrading to 3.56 so I can get CFW again?

      lol no.........

    45. Annelies
      03-07-2011
      06:10 PM
      45

      Originally Posted by kingbooforums View Post
      I apologize if I sound dumb. But I don't know any other way to say it.


      By doing this exploit. Will I be able to fix up my !@#$% up with me upgrading to 3.56 so I can get CFW again?
      You can actually get the CFW again through Google. You just won't be able to install it, but yes, you can get it again.

    46. GregoryRasputin
      03-07-2011
      07:34 PM
      46

      Originally Posted by Annelies View Post
      You can actually get the CFW again through Google. You just won't be able to install it, but yes, you can get it again.
      Yo are now spreading false rubbish, there is no 3.56 CW, he stated he is on OFW 3.56, try actually reading before you try and prove people wrong.

    47. Qraze1
      03-07-2011
      10:06 PM
      47

      didn't Math say he didn't need to use hardware to run the exploit? its a pretty vague reference but i think whatever he knows, can be exploited with usb inserted code from recovery menu during some kind of operation at just the right moment. maybe its a the system database restore. find a way to know what's being restored before hand, alter the database restore files perhaps, wherever they're kept?

      this not fact, just my own speculation. i have no clue what i'm talking about.

      i don't quite know all potential benefits this will bring in. but its a nice ace in the hole or was.



      didn't someone ( Graf i think) dump the encrypted hdd, decrypt it, put decrypted dump back in the ps3 hdd and the ps3 started to reformat hdd because it couldn't read it unencrypted? could this have any bearing on this cpu exploit?

    48. Annelies
      03-08-2011
      09:28 AM
      48

      Originally Posted by GregoryRasputin View Post
      Yo are now spreading false rubbish, there is no 3.56 CW, he stated he is on OFW 3.56, try actually reading before you try and prove people wrong.
      What I mean by "the CFW" is 3.55 Kmeaw. He CAN get it again (via Google) and he CAN have the file (which is technically getting the CFW) but he can't install it. That's what I mean by, he can GET it but he can't install it since he screwed up and updated to .56

    49. GregoryRasputin
      03-08-2011
      09:35 AM
      49

      Originally Posted by Annelies View Post
      What I mean by "the CFW" is 3.55 Kmeaw. He CAN get it again (via Google) and he CAN have the file (which is technically getting the CFW) but he can't install it. That's what I mean by, he can GET it but he can't install it since he screwed up and updated to .56

      You realise how much of an idiot you are making yourself sound, he DIDN'T ask for 3.55 CFW, this is what he said:
      ""Will I be able to fix up my !@#$% up with me upgrading to 3.56 so I can get CFW again?""

      He is asking if it will. be possible to install CFW on 3.56, or downgrade, now stop your trolling, you are insulting every intelligent person on this forum with your stupid comments.

    50. splodger15
      03-08-2011
      11:10 AM
      50

      Originally Posted by GregoryRasputin View Post
      Indeed, he pointed out something, that Sony probably didn't know about, so now they can patch it, yay, also this isn't his work, he posted it without permission, or without sourcing.
      You could say the same thing with Math's tweet, Why tweet something that will get Sony sniffing around that area more.

    51. GregoryRasputin
      03-08-2011
      11:11 AM
      51

      Originally Posted by splodger15 View Post
      You could say the same thing with Math's tweet, Why tweet something that will get Sony sniffing around that area more.
      They don't know where to look going by a tweet...

    52. splodger15
      03-08-2011
      11:13 AM
      52

      Originally Posted by GregoryRasputin View Post
      They don't know where to look going by a tweet...
      But it gives them more intention to look though doesn't it?

    53. GregoryRasputin
      03-08-2011
      11:14 AM
      53

      Originally Posted by splodger15 View Post
      But it gives them more intention to look though doesn't it?
      Maybe and maybe not, you cant find, what you don't know.

    54. splodger15
      03-08-2011
      11:16 AM
      54

      Originally Posted by GregoryRasputin View Post
      Maybe and maybe not, you cant find, what you don't know.
      Someone tweets something about a possible exploit, Your telling me Sony engineers won't be working to find this exploit, They'd be round the clock to find a possible fix and roll out a firmware update before something becomes of this potential flaw.

    55. SpecialK79
      03-08-2011
      11:50 AM
      55

      if sony havent noticed it by now, id put money on them not finding out what it is til someone released it...
      we all know how bad sony's engineers are :L

    56. Annelies
      03-08-2011
      12:08 PM
      56

      Originally Posted by SpecialK79 View Post
      if sony havent noticed it by now, id put money on them not finding out what it is til someone released it...
      we all know how bad sony's engineers are :L
      How bad their engineers are? That's why it took four years before it was hacked, right?

    57. Qraze1
      03-08-2011
      12:29 PM
      57

      it wasn't really sony's engineers that deserve all this 4 years unhacked credit, its the genius at ibm who developed the cell's security, thats the one that created such a beast, it was sony who fubared the random key generators.

      even today, i don't think the cell's security has been wide opened hacked, we don't have full system resources.

    58. SpecialK79
      03-08-2011
      06:01 PM
      58

      Originally Posted by Annelies View Post
      How bad their engineers are? That's why it took four years before it was hacked, right?
      I wouldn't say 4 years, go and watch the conference lead by fail0verflow last December, pretty much explains that people have only really been trying to hack the ps3 for a year (since otherOS was removed) so yeh I would say how bad sonys engineers are...No way near the "unhackable" they used to claim it was

    59. GregoryRasputin
      03-08-2011
      06:17 PM
      59

      Originally Posted by SpecialK79 View Post
      I wouldn't say 4 years, go and watch the conference lead by fail0verflow last December, pretty much explains that people have only really been trying to hack the ps3 for a year (since otherOS was removed) so yeh I would say how bad sonys engineers are...No way near the "unhackable" they used to claim it was


      lol i really hate agreeing with Annelies, but he is right, check the history in my sig, you will see people have been trying to hack the PS3 from day one.