Hacking Hykem's 5.5 iosu Exploit

[lonemoonHD]

So, as a bit of a follow up. Even with the DNS set up, apparently he can still access the eShop and everything. I'm genuinely puzzled here.

Then your friend might have to read The Definitive Guide more carefully?

 

[Deleted User]

I'm a little concerned. A friend of mine's Wii U console with the tubehax DNS configured just updated from 5.5.0 to 5.5.1 on its own. Even after the update, his DNS settings on his only set connection read 107.211.140.065. Why did his console just slip by and update?

It depends on router config.
Is his Wii U connected like this: Modem -> Router -> Wii U ?

I think the router would resolve the hostname independent of what configuration is used in the devices you connect to it.

 

[solitaire4eva]

Then your friend might have to read The Definitive Guide more carefully?

Yea he gotta read them instructions good! Probably not out of luck with all the current exploit talk.

 

[josh87402]

I have no idea what that means. But anyway, I had several games I purchased and was stuck on 5.5 so to get access to eshop I updated to get my kids Nintendo land. Damn....

Oh that's why you updated? Let's hope there's some kind of exploit for 5.5.1, because right now there's not much we can do about that firmware honestly.

 

[JohnathanMonkey]

Oh that's why you updated? Let's hope there's some kind of exploit for 5.5.1, because right now there's not much we can do about that firmware honestly.

Yea I updated for a legitimate reason Well here's to hoping! Thanks for considering it @Marionumber1

 

[Subtle Demise]

on the other hand
kexploits would be useless when IOUS exploit is releassed

Not necessarily, IOSU could be patched on higher firmware, but we can still have one of these kernel exploits as a backup. The guys in wii u cracking don't hold on to this stuff to be assholes like the 3ds guys do, they actually release their shit when it's the right time.

 

[avinashlego]

Don't forget that while the IOSU exploit itself is a vital part of hacking the Wii U, we also need applications to run on it, otherwise Hykem's hours of slogging at the computer screen will all be a waste.

 

[josh87402]

Yea I updated for a legitimate reason Well here's to hoping! Thanks for considering it @Marionumber1

I'm sure in the future we might do something about 5.5.1, seeing how much devs are in the homebrew+kernel scene, also 5.5.1 doesn't differ too much from 5.5.0, so maybe after some exploits get released there might be a ton of possibilities for exploits in future versions.

 

[JFalcon]

So from what I am able to decipher, nothing new happened today?

 

[josh87402]

So from what I am able to decipher, nothing new happened today?

Basically, Marionumber1 announced that he's planning on releasing his iOSU exploit, but apart from that. Absolutely nothing happened.

 

[Irastris]

So from what I am able to decipher, nothing new happened today?

Besides a few more tests from Onion_Knight for Loadiine v3, no.

 

[JFalcon]

Basically, Marionumber1 announced that he's planning on releasing his iOSU exploit, but apart from that. Absolutely nothing happened.

When and where did he say that? I haven't been on all day and really don't want to sift through garbage just to find it.

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Besides a few more tests from Onion_Knight for Loadiine v3, no.

How is that going?

 

[Irastris]

When and where did he say that? I haven't been on all day and really don't want to sift through garbage just to find it.

Yes, and depending on my decision, it could be released before too long.

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How is that going?

We got close AFAIK. His test before last put Mii Maker in an infinite loading loop, but then his next test froze it at the install menu again.

 

[Chuardo]

So from what I am able to decipher, nothing new happened today?

Well, MN1 aparently will try to continue with the current work of the IOSU Exploit because we don't have any sign of Hykem since his last time online 14 days ago.
There is a lot of progress on Homebrew for 5.4.0, Onion_Knight is porting Loadiine right now and he will continue tomorrow aparently.
MN1 also said that currently there is a 2nd Kernel Exploit for 5.5.0 And probably also 5.5.1, but he didn't said anything about 5.5.1, but if the Exploit was only working on 5.5 he would just release it already because it was patched, and he is currently still deliberating if release one of the Exploits of not.

So yea, today was a pretty productive day with news and ports, more than the typical day here.

Edit: Also, josamilu made a great guide of how to Compile Payloads for 5.5.0 and 5.5.1 and run them, I forgot about that for a moment.

 

[JFalcon]

Well that is good to hear. Maybe the storm will calm down afterwards to where the forum returns to a semi normal state.

 

[Miles54321]

Well that is good to hear. Maybe the storm will calm down afterwards to where the forum returns to a semi normal state.

normal? here? you must be crazy

 

[Net-KILLER]

Hykem was active on twitter on thursday.
Just saying.

 

[Bkool999]

Maybe on this site he did for 13 days

He's not active on github either.

 

[Net-KILLER]

He's not active on github either.

You don't really know.
Afaik you can contribute secret/nonpublic things to github with a false date.
The rasplex dev crew contributed their stuff a long time backdated to 13 Apr 2014 - so nobody knew what was going on.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[street]

I been following these threads since 2 weeks before xmas and i must say geez talk about rehashing and rethreading ..i know how excited the kids are but..wow...nonsensical..... also. the guys witholding the exploit from the kids are assholes looking for attention...from the media...nothing more ...think about this.. these wannabe hackers using a url to display a picture on said wii u and controller with a line of random digits ....that is all you have seen...nothing else.. these "hackers" are full of excrement