PS4 PPPwn exploit: Firmware 8.50 compatibility added, PPPwn GUI 1.3 released
PlayStation scene’s favorite youtuber Modded Warfare has released an update to PPPWn GUI. This tool is a GUI for Windows which makes running the PPPwn exploit a breeze. Version 1.3 keeps up to date with the underlying PPPwn Exploit, in particular with Firmware 8.50 support, recently added by iMrDJAi
What is PPPwn for the PS4 and why does multiple firmware support matter?
PPPwn is a Jailbreak chain for the PS4 released by TheFloW. It relies on a surprisingly old public vulnerability in one of the FreeBSD Network drivers (sppp). The vulnerability was apparently never patched for PS4, or incorrectly brought back at some point. Details on how the vulnerability impacts the PS4 in particular can be found on hackerone.
PPPwn is confirmed to work up to Firmware 11.00, with existing implementations now available for Firmwares 8.50, 9.00, 9.03, 9.04, 9.50, 9.60, 10.00, 10.01, 10.50, 10.70, 10.71, and 11.00. (People on 9.00 or below can still enjoy the previous Jailbreak, pOOBs4).
Some folks are stuck on a given firmware, and cannot upgrade their consoles due to the “NoBD” issue:
Your PS4 is said to be “NoBD” if its BluRay drive is missing or has been damaged. If you have such a “NoBD” console, you probably already know (or will soon discover) that you cannot update your PS4 Firmware anymore. This is annoying for multiple reasons, if only for the fact that there is no legit technical reason for this limitation on the PS4 firmware. You could still technically use the PS4 for a lot of other things, including digital game downloads, but the PlayStation gods have decided otherwise.
It’s up to the community to fix this mess, and make it technically possible to update your firmware to the latest and greatest, by bypassing a few checks during installation of the firmware. These techniques are typically referred to as “NoBD updaters”.
Adding a kernel exploit for lower firmwares, including 8.50, gives users additional ways to eventually upgrade their console if they need to. This is just one of the benefits of porting a given exploit to multiple firmwares.
In its current implementation, PPPwn is a full Jailbreak for PS4 11.00 and below, but a lot of existing tools from the scene still need to be adapted to run on Firmware 11.00. In particular, the scene is eagerly waiting for Custom Firmwares such as GoldHEN or Mira. Progress on this front is still ongoing.
PPPwn GUI 1.3
Modded Warfare has been developing and maintaining a simple GUI tool for those of you willing to run PPPwn on Windows. Although everything can be done on the command line by hand, his tool simplifies some of the process.
Version 1.3 brings the following changes:
- Adds support for 8.50
- Now supports 32bit machines
- If no payload is selected it will default to LM’s payload loader for 11.00 & 9.00
- Should prompt you to install npcap if it’s not detected
- Some other small improvements
PPPwn GUI can be downloaded here. (source)
Now to find a psp gu firmware (firmware+gameloadervsh)
a homebrew game in vsh to play any kinda of fun games
like the ai playroom of ps4 or soemthing rofl
despertar-gu and then off to build a 7 or 8 or 9 inch display psp pro
i wonder wheter the ppp exploit is still compatible with it pppwn !!!
Is this JB similar to the 9,00 one? we have to trigger it from the pc every time we power-on the ps4 ? or is a better method and the console keeps JBkd in any way? thats the part nobody understand yet.
You have to run the exploit every time you boot the console, it is not permanent.
As for the “nobody understand yet” part, I’m pretty sure anyone who’s been on the PS4 scene for a while knows that if we had a bug at the IPL stage, it would be a much, much bigger deal than a Jailbreak (which in itself is already awesome, don’t get me wrong)
So no need for the Magic USB anymore?
You don’t need the “magic” usb for this exploit, this is correct. Which exploit you choose to use on 9.00 and below is up to you