wraggster
December 20th, 2020, 22:08
Earlier this week, Sleirsgoevy released a working WebKit exploit for Firmware 7.02 on the PlayStation 4 (http://wololo.net/2020/12/15/ps4-7-02-exploit-sleirsgoevy-working-on-a-port-of-the-synacktiv-webkit-exploit-release/), based on Synacktiv’s work, which opened the flood gates for full hacks on this firmware. In this article, we’re going to look at the release of PS4HEN for FW 7.02 and what PS4HEN is.
What is PS4HEN?
http://wololo.net/wagic/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screenshot-2020-12-19-at-01.13.52.png (http://wololo.net/wagic/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screenshot-2020-12-19-at-01.13.52.png)PS4HEN has now been ported to FW 7.02! (Tweet (https://twitter.com/Cedsaill2/status/1339661202545381376))
For those who never heard of it or are unsure what it is, PS4HEN is essentially a homebrew enabler for the PlayStation 4 but it packs in some more stuff of its own. Going by the GitHub release post for PS4HEN 2.1.3 (https://github.com/SiSTR0/ps4-hen-vtx/releases), which has been ported to FW 7.02, this software also brings along:
The ability to use Debug Settings which allows one to use the Package Installer to get homebrew on their console
Remote package installation support
Functional Rest Mode
Yesterday, ChendoChap released an updated version of PS4HEN 2.1.3 (https://twitter.com/Znullptr/status/1339657209593159680?s=20) that brings along support for Firmware 7.02 which has since been hosted by David Miller (Znullptr) on GitHub (https://twitter.com/Znullptr/status/1339749958338097152) together with the required exploit. This means that it is now possible to run homebrew on this firmware together with the functionality listed above thanks to recent efforts in the hacking scene.
Furthermore, various homebrew has been updated to support the newly-hacked FW 7.02 with some updated homebrew including Lapy (https://twitter.com/Lapy05575948)‘s PS4-Xplorer (https://twitter.com/Lapy05575948/status/1339739391305125889?s=20), Easy PKG Extractor (https://twitter.com/Lapy05575948/status/1340040324291411968?s=20) and PS4 App Lock (https://twitter.com/Lapy05575948/status/1340045275524685826?s=20). As per community reports, it also seems that dumping of games requiring FW 7.00-7.02 is underway although sources of where one can find such dumps won’t be provided for obvious reasons.
PlayStation 4: PS4HEN released for Firmware 7.02 following the firmware being fully cracked open! - Wololo.net (https://wololo.net/2020/12/19/playstation-4-ps4hen-released-for-firmware-7-02-following-the-firmware-being-fully-cracked-open/)
What is PS4HEN?
http://wololo.net/wagic/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screenshot-2020-12-19-at-01.13.52.png (http://wololo.net/wagic/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screenshot-2020-12-19-at-01.13.52.png)PS4HEN has now been ported to FW 7.02! (Tweet (https://twitter.com/Cedsaill2/status/1339661202545381376))
For those who never heard of it or are unsure what it is, PS4HEN is essentially a homebrew enabler for the PlayStation 4 but it packs in some more stuff of its own. Going by the GitHub release post for PS4HEN 2.1.3 (https://github.com/SiSTR0/ps4-hen-vtx/releases), which has been ported to FW 7.02, this software also brings along:
The ability to use Debug Settings which allows one to use the Package Installer to get homebrew on their console
Remote package installation support
Functional Rest Mode
Yesterday, ChendoChap released an updated version of PS4HEN 2.1.3 (https://twitter.com/Znullptr/status/1339657209593159680?s=20) that brings along support for Firmware 7.02 which has since been hosted by David Miller (Znullptr) on GitHub (https://twitter.com/Znullptr/status/1339749958338097152) together with the required exploit. This means that it is now possible to run homebrew on this firmware together with the functionality listed above thanks to recent efforts in the hacking scene.
Furthermore, various homebrew has been updated to support the newly-hacked FW 7.02 with some updated homebrew including Lapy (https://twitter.com/Lapy05575948)‘s PS4-Xplorer (https://twitter.com/Lapy05575948/status/1339739391305125889?s=20), Easy PKG Extractor (https://twitter.com/Lapy05575948/status/1340040324291411968?s=20) and PS4 App Lock (https://twitter.com/Lapy05575948/status/1340045275524685826?s=20). As per community reports, it also seems that dumping of games requiring FW 7.00-7.02 is underway although sources of where one can find such dumps won’t be provided for obvious reasons.
PlayStation 4: PS4HEN released for Firmware 7.02 following the firmware being fully cracked open! - Wololo.net (https://wololo.net/2020/12/19/playstation-4-ps4hen-released-for-firmware-7-02-following-the-firmware-being-fully-cracked-open/)