Illuminati Exploit "Hello World" Proof of Concept for FW 1.00-3.50

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Illuminati Exploit "Hello World" Proof of Concept for FW 1.00-3.50

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Auri 06-25-2007, 9:36 PM
For those of you who have been waiting for a homebrew-enabling exploit for PSP firmware versions beyond 3.03, your wait is over. A buffer overflow vulerability in Lumines (similar to the one in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories) has been found through joint research by Archaemic and the Noobz crew that works with all currently available PSP firmwares. Yes, even on 3.50!!! All you need is a PSP and a legal UMD copy of the original Lumines PSP game. This application is only a proof of concept but Fanjita has promised on the Noobz website that they place to use this to develop a homebrew enabler and downgrader. Here how he explained getting it to work:

To make the exploit work:

• Check that you have an EU or US version of Lumines (ULES00043 or ULUS10002).  Currently we don't have a version for the Japanese version, but we're working on it, as soon as we get hold of a Japanese UMD.
• Extract the contents of the 'MS_ROOT' folder from the ZIP file into the top-level of your memory stick. (HINT: If you wind up with an 'MS_ROOT' folder on the stick, you've done it wrong).
• Start the game, and as soon as it gets to the 'Press START' screen, press START.  If you wait until the demo has started, the exploit may not work.
• The screen should go blank, and the exploit will start after a few moments.  It doesn't do anything except look pretty at this stage - but feel free to enjoy the first homebrew on your v3.10 - v3.50 PSP Wink

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