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I would assume they sat on this until Nintendo shut down service to ensure they wouldn't push a fix.
by idle_zealot 3y ago
I would assume they sat on this until Nintendo shut down service to ensure they wouldn't push a fix.
- rawling 3y agoIndeed, from their blog post > We've been holding on to this exploit for this day for quite some time, in case Nintendo decided to issue patches for it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39978886 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39978886
- Sakos 3y agoBefore anybody asks why Nintendo would patch exploits for such an old system, they've been regularly patching exploits for the 3DS up until May 2023. https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/667/~/nintendo-3ds-system-update-history#v11170 https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/... I'm somewhat skeptical that Nintendo won't end up fixing this one too. The eShop is still running so users can continue to download their purchased games: https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/p/605/a_id/63227 https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/... > For the foreseeable future, it is still possible to download update data and redownload purchased software and downloadable content from Nintendo eShop.
- braiamp 3y agoYeah, this community prefers that these kinds of exploits (that require physical possession of the device to recover power over it) aren't patched. I don't see anything morally wrong with it. If security comes to the cost of the user losing control over the device, it is not security, it's abusive DRM.