yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] geronimoid:
Good to see this is moving!

As mentioned above is it possible to combine with a Z3 bounty (maybe a sticky over in that forum and/or cross-development)? Pretty sure an exploit would apply to both devices, and if we could get those users on board it would get a lot more interesting... :D

p.s. I'm down for $20
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] TheFrozen4:
I like this. $10 from me.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Alex2x3:
Thanks for creating this thread, I hope it brings a bit more development interest.

I would gladly pledge 20 USD to the cause.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] curiousgeorgie:
I'll pledge $20 as well.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] jimmyjam1979:
petition to Sony !!!

change.org/p/sony-corporation-fix-the-bootloader-unlocking-problem-with-the-xperia-z-series

I am writing this hoping someone from Sony will read it.

Dear Sony. We love the phone. The z3 Compact rocks but the fact we can't root due to losing DRM keys really blows chunks.

Please Sony give us either a way to root without unlocking boot loader and losing DRM keys or a way to backup and restore them after we have rooted the phone. Development then would speed up and make a great phone even better.

Thanks for reading. Guys please add your support to this in the hopes someone from there reads it.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] armis:
50USD!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] jbrechtel:
I'm in for 0.05BTC (~20 USD presently). If the exploit works on the TMO Z3 (D6616) then I'll make it 0.1BTC.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SONiX-GERMANY:
Nice to see this thread, i own a C6603, not the Compact, but i also believe that if somebody found a solution it works on both models.

I'm in with 20€. ( Sony XPERIA Z3 D6603 )

Sent from my Z3 Monster
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] graffixnyc:
Mentioning [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] If someone can do it, he can..
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Pyres:
I'd like to thank everyone for participating and for giving me a hand pointing out errors and typos

I appreciate your inputs about extending this bounty to all Z3 line, but I still don't have any certainty about its technical feasibility nor about how to formulate it properly. If anyone wants to help, please PM me.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Kr1tikalMas:
It's not much, but I'm in for a guaranteed $10 (possibly $9 because of the exchange rate)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Maroon Mushroom:
Pledging $10
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sxtester:
I'm also quite sure an exploit would apply to both devices. Guess you (as the OP) only need to turn to the moderator(s) to make this thread sticky as well as linked to the Z3 forum as well.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ThiasDE:
I'm in with $30.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Pyres:
Just a quick update: I asked the mod for this thread to be stickied and linked to the Z3 section, Z3 Tablet Compact section and Sony Cross-Device Development General section.

Once I'll get confirmation of any of this, I'll update the thread description accordingly.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] raviboy100:
woohoo, its like we put a turbo on the root project =) Goodluck to whoever tries to root our devices =D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] XQC:
20 USD :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Maroon Mushroom:
Thank you for setting this up and maintaining it. Hopefully this will be one more incentive for more devs to help.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] MinimalistChris:
Put me down for $20 USD (Xperia Z3 D6603)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] khagenmgr:
Gonna get lolipop next month... :thumbup::D

http://m.androidcentral.com/sony-roll-out-lollipop-xperia-z3-lineup-starting-next-month
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] caqo71:
just hope that it will be 5.0.2. Sony latest as always....
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] muzab a:
Or 5.1
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] JTdevAndroid:
Sadly i have to bail out and remove my offer of 20€.

The reason is i lost my phone during the holidays and switched to a more modest moto g
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] haibusa2005:
I am in with 5€. D6603
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] serajr:
Just bought my black Z3C today, with the money I didn't have (believe me), and as soon as it arrives I will stop all my modules development and I will start work on root for locked BL.

I don't know much about kernel and related stuff as I'd like to know, but sometimes I write up some java code :p , and doing that for several years (since X10 Mini glory days), I saw android's bowels closely! But I can't promise anything more than... I will try it!

I am also in the running... Good luck folks!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SKA67:
My brother Happy :cowboy:

Hope your future work ........ :angel:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sparksys:
Serjar bought z3c which means.. AWESOME MODS FOR Z3C..which means..I have to go buy Z3C
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] K Singfield:
Count me in for 20 $
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sadman Khan:
I trust you man :'D awesome mods incoming XD
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Griffiths_Anna:
Ahh at last, we just encountered a bright spot
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] charliebigpot:
--> I think the $ 3000 bounty might just have found a new home. Ok-ok, maybe I'm being over-optimistic, but it's the best news in weeks, if not months!

Now just let [MENTION=3989065]serajr[/MENTION] work in peace and don't start asking for release/progress dates ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] serajr:
Please guys, don't expect much from me... once now I have my own 3D CAD design company to manage, that's why I have less money than I'd like to have. Things are expensive and here in brazil more yet - I had to buy 3 powerful HP workstations for CAD design purposes and I have just put the "little baby" to be bought together.

Back to topic... we have such great devs here involved that I'm sure one of us will hit the bull's eye soon...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sgiannouris:
I am adding €15 to the bounty if this works for the Z3.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bshaulov:
It doesn't have to be porn! I use my phone as my primary mp3 player as well and I have over 80 gigs worth of music so yes having an SD card that is readily accessible is I must and frankly it should be available! It's completely counterproductive to have an SD card slot and SD card and then not even be able to access it!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] caqo71:
i use my sd card to store my mp3 and have no issues reading them ftom any player. i thing that the problem is writting on it.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Greynet:
You can store music or video files in the sd card and play them. Same for photos. Just use the preinstalled File Commander app or move the files using your computer. The problem is moving apps to the sd card. Another case is Privelege Movies for example. It cannot read its own downloaded movie files when i chose to save it to the sd card and you cannot use any other file manager to write to the card.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] someone755:
The majority of apps have read-only access to the card. The other few have read-write access, so you not being able to read the files is either something to blame on your music player or SD card.

I too, have a few music files (though not nearly as much at ~2GB) stored on a 32GB card -- accessing it from Apollo (the CM player) or Play Music is the same as it would be were the files stored on the internal storage.

That is a limitation of the application you are using, I'd say. A workaround would be to store the files on the internal storage, then move them to the SD card with a file explorer that has rw access.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] wars045:
i dont want faking crap, i want solid explorer with full access!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Canadian DJ:
Try Root Explorer
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Abhinav1997:
What will you try to trigger with futex patched up now? I'm trying to catch up a vulnerability to exploit it but didn't find any yet :(

Cheers,

AJ
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bshaulov:
I've been trying to copy files to SD card but I have been using es file explorer, I wasn't aware that I had to be limited to file commander to get write access to SD card. I'll try that when I get home. But even if that is the case, am I the only one that finds it odd that kitkat limits read write access to external card?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Greynet:
My bad i've only tried FX File Explorer aside from FIle Commander to copy files to the external sd card and it told me "blah blah...kitkat restrictions...blah blah" so i assumed all apps installed by the user and not by Sony are not allowed to write on the sd card. And yeah it's odd but Lollipop is almost here anyway and I heard the issue will be fixed in the update.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] computeur:
If I can send the money in an envelope at the winner adress , I am for 23$ (20€)

I'm french but my bank account is over

Sorry but this is my only way to participate
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] HoTsHoT89:
Joining the bounty. 5 Euros from me.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Abhinav1997:
I need someone having the device run this command and upload the output file-

adb shell cat /proc/kallsyms > getsherlock.txt

Cheers,

AJ
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Greynet:
This is for the Z3 D6653 23.0.1.A.5.77

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/95938991/getsherlock.txt
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ali3nfr3ak:
nevermind someone else done it
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mj084:
what do you mean?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] LeonidasTurk:
i found this http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35370/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] alfredino85:
My little help

This cat is from my 5803 (latest firmware installed)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Abhinav1997:
I am working on some stuff but I need either device to work on or some brave testers. It should be noted that rooting is a dangerous process. If your device gets bricked, I shouldn't be the one to be blamed upon. So still if you want to be a tester, you can pm me or reach me via hangouts on abhinav.jhanwar.august2@gmail.com

Also am not doing this for bounty and neither will I ask money for it even if I am successful.

Cheers,

AJ
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] LeonidasTurk:
Hey,i want to be a tester
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] yacloo:
That expoit was patched long time ago it won't work

Sent via D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] LeonidasTurk:
Vallaha mı? Bu z3'ü rootlayamayacağız herhalde.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] yacloo:
Yakın zamanda root çıkmaz da bikaç aya gelir exploit lerin çıkması zaman alıyor

Sent via D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] LeonidasTurk:
I found this exploit: http://milw00rm.com/exploits/5744
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] newk9:
Won't work unfortunately. That is for an old kernel and another architecture.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] spychodelics:
Since the file manager has root access couldn't it be possible to accomplish root using the file manager as a Trojan Horse?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pricey2009:
It's not as simple as that
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] yacloo:
CVE-2014-7911 exploitation examples

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57991147&postcount=1

http://researchcenter.paloaltonetwo...id-system-service-vulnerability-exploitation/

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/51
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] amintox:
can someone try to make an exploit to this vulnerability CVE-2014-9322 ? or they have already done that and it didn't work ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] serajr:
Sorry mate for the delay in giving u an answer, I was very far from home due my job!

I don't have the device on hands, it's purchased but not yet arrived... unfortunately!!!

I also saw you started working on a root solution, and you can count on me for building app, write script and so on...

Maybe we (all of us guys) together, helping each other, will get success on our goal!!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Huey85:
Collaborative effort is the way to go! Good luck guys! Here's to hoping LB root for the whole Z3 family is coming. [emoji16]
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] wooki:
Signing Tool for Kindle Fire HDX Hacks Bootloader http://www.xda-developers.com/signing-tool-for-kindle-fire-hdx-hacks-bootloader/

Could this help us? It's using CVE-2014-0973.

Send with my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zxz0O0:
No, this vulnerability is fixed since Xperia Z1.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Abhinav1997:
Alright. I'm currently still trying to find a proper exploit. The ones I tried till now failed. My first priority is safety of the tester's device. I'll keep everyone posted on the progress but do not expect high hopes from my side. I'm doing everything I can but I'm new to this and need some time to learn properly. As stated before, I'm not doing this for bounty so that shouldn't be a thing to discuss about.

On a general note: I got many PMs for guys who want to test and its pretty good to see so many people joining in on this but know that this can hardbrick device. So if u still want to test, you can PM or reach me via hangouts on abhinav.jhanwar.august2@gmail.com by confirmation that you are willing to do those modifications on your device.

Cheers,

AJ
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zxz0O0:
Can anyone upload the content of devices.txt after running

adb shell "ls -l /dev/" > devices.txt
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Greynet:
Here. Z3, D6653 , 23.0.1.A.5.77

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/95938991/devices.txt
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] m0d:
D5803

getsherlock.txt​

devices.txt​
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] michyprima:
this use a kernel vulnerability which permitted him to escalate from system to root

also, sony patched CVE-2014-7911 with latest ota (not a big deal but still...)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] yacloo:
if kernel vulnerability is suitable to z3 kernel also can be used for root as along with CVE-2014-7911

it doesn't matter which rom we have at least if we can backup ta partition
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zxz0O0:
The kernel vulnerability he used is probably not public and device specific. You could ask the author though if it might work on other devices.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Canadian DJ:
Not everyone is updating with ota... I'm still on .93, as with updates come bug fixes and less vulnerabilities. And to those who think that with lollipop coming we will be more likely to get root.. I don't think so. We need root on stock firmware and THEN update.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] michyprima:
It is a bug in device drivers. It cannot and will not work on our phones.

I didn't investigate any further when i realized it was device specific.

The android exploit implementation he made is working on our phones (with older firmware) but that's it. It cannot give us root, just system (uid 1000)

Who cares if they patched it? That's not Samsung, we can downgrade at will. Also, who cares since what they patched is useless for our cause right now?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] RHBH:
There are reports that firmware downgrade can cause damage to the device (very rare indeed), but still a possibility, I think the chances are increased when we're talking about firmwares with different android versions (which isn't the case for Z3 until now).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] someone755:
In all my years of owning Nexus, Sony and HTC devices, I've never seen or heard of anything like that. Got a source of that?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] yacloo:
in past years only i know xperia 2011 devices may cause damage if downgrade to very old firmware http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1452035

Fuel Gauge chip's firmware was not backward compatible
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zxz0O0:
Yeah I thought so. What do you think about the qseecom vulnerability? We might be able to exploit it using system privileges.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] cmvienneau:
Is there a hole yet in bug report? If you could hook into a hole when bug report is activated it could give a root window?

---------- Post added at 07:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:12 AM ----------

Channel log of possible exploits

http://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-1224/product_id-19997/Google-Android.html
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] michyprima:
looks like it's possible, indeed:

crw-rw---- system drmrpc 240, 0 1970-05-09 05:51 qseecom
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Canadian DJ:
Sry for the noob question, I'm trying to learn, what does this mean exactly?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pricey2009:
It means by powering the flux capacitor we can finally get back to 1985 lol!

I wouldnt bother trying to understand it..

For me I haven't got the time to try and understand this mumbo jumbo.

I'm just waiting for someone to say "I've done it!"
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] michyprima:
the qseecom inode is accessible from system

The CVE-2014-7911 vuln can give use app->system while the CVE-2014-4322 vuln can give us system->root

the security holes are here, we just need someone talented enough to exploit them
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Sun_:
Really good news, I hope our xda genies will be the first ;)!

;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] amintox:
i had the z2 never had any issues with root. i switched to z3 without checking if there is an exploit to root. now i just wish i can have my z2 back. waiting is very annoying. sony is just ruining things for everyone year after year... i dont care about the bootloader or warranty. im just afraid that if lollipop comes out the drm patch won't work on it and i will loose the noise canceling feature etc. if i know the drm patch will work on it i wouldn't be writing this right now, i would just unlock the bootloader, root and apply the drm patch and **** warranty
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] XSYLUS:
Was reading more about the security vuln here http://goo.gl/gSoVqZ looks promising. :D One thing I'm concerned about is whether this will produce a working exploit before Lollipop is pushed to the Z3. In my experience once a device is rooted it's fairly easy to keep it rooted so if we can get it before the Lollipop update then hopefully we'll retain the privileges after the update. :fingers-crossed: Otherwise the Lollipop update may include patches for the above mentioned security holes.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Canadian DJ:
Sony can't "push" the update... It's your choice to update. Or am I wrong?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sxtester:
Correct. Further, having root for whatever single FW version translates to having root for all. That's because one can flash the rootable version, root it, then install a recovery and in turn you can flash any other version as pre-rooted zip.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] serajr:
Exactly!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mo3553:
So what are we waiting for :P
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] someone755:
Somebody to start exploiting the security holes and/or publish their work.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tRippinthehead:
Whoa great idea i think, we should to try it! :p
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] someone755:
I'm not a smart man and definitely not a programmer, but last time I tried installing an update to an app with different signatures, I got the "signatures don't match" error.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pricey2009:
But it will install as an update..
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] boojay:
I think I know more Latin than all the code that was written up there! LOL
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] yacloo:
we already have a exploit for privilege escalation to uid=1000(system) and 23.0.A.2.93 fw is vulnerability as well

we need uid=0(root) we have to find a way gain to root from system

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/51
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] someone755:
Do elaborate, I'm interested in how this might function.

Do you mean system update or apk update? If the latter, I don't see why the system would allow the modified apk to be installed.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pricey2009:
It would be an apk update, although I'm not sure if by modifying it will need re-signing, but it may just work.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] serajr:
Original apk signature will be preserved, and only its classes.dex file will be replaced!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] -Zork-:
Wow, hope.....

:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Huey85:
Yep - but I wouldn't count my eggs before they've hatched.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] cmvienneau:
You wont be able to modify the apk in any way or it wont install. You will get a signature error. As for firmware you can't downgrade from 4.4.4
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Furrydaus:
Something normal you'll find by OEMs. I have a feeling we can try do some magic with some of the open source applications that SONY has gladly provided to us via Github. Many opportunities to inject su into the system but may take a load of effort and time if are to do it. Gonna continue inspecting the Z3 system and see if my buds can help out. Good luck to [MENTION=3989065]serajr[/MENTION] and the other devs out there. Propably doomlord is in this too. :P
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] fugitifduck:
question : does System user can remount partition ?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] computeur:
wait and see

"The French are eager, always" :D

Thank you millions, for researching shared

your work is great :good:

Posted on Chrome

with Xperia Z3 D6603

Bootloader Allowed:NO
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] LeonidasTurk:
Hey,approximately when will be able to root?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] _hz:
when it's done!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ryanraven:
No ETA ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mo3553:
So there is hope?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] muzab a:
More to the point

Is the theory stated before still possible
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] fugitifduck:
I ask, because CVE-2014-5207 tells that we can remount a bind partition with every right we want, so we can gain privilege.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tRippinthehead:
it all useless until we meet developers here to try.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pricey2009:
There are respectable people working on it, read the last few pages...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] thienbrand:
If I become a tester and my device gets bricked (in everyway you need), will reflashing using Flashtool help? If the answer is YES, count me in as a tester. I own Xperia Z3 D6653, but in my knowledge, Z3 compact & Z3's firmwares are almost the same.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] slagathor50:
Pledge

Ill at 50

Please someone.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sxtester:
All flash operations are done via/through the bootloader. So, as long as you don't mess around with the BL (which is anyway the aim of this excersise) you'll be able to revert back to where you've been before.

Count me in if any testing on a Z3C (D5803) is required. I've already put aside all FW versions available :p
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bamsbamx:
And from system, can't we just modify a system app to move a su binary to /system/xbin/ ???
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] yacloo:
no we can't
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] amintox:
keep checking this thread too http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/bounty-verizon-note-4-root-whos-t2916685 they may find an exploit which targets a vulnerability before us which we can use to root z3 like (towelroot).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] cmvienneau:
I tried modding and resigning the sony simlock apk and got a sig mismatch error.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] aha360:
Whoops - please delete
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] iFlasher:
This Step:

*Flash with Flashtool only the kernel from a Jelly Bean FTF for your phone unchecking the wipe checkboxes*

I think that can´t be done in our devices since the Xperia Z3 series have Kitkat since launch.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] aha360:
Yeah, I noticed that part, which led to me editing my previous comment to read "whoops - please delete" and yes, the Z2/Z3 didn't have Jelly Bean at launch which would mean that the odds of said exploit working are almost zero.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Furrydaus:
Zero Point One :P
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] alekthefirst:
I don't think you understand the meaning of "bricking" your phone.

Bricking is when low level software get screwed so bad, you phone turns into - guess what! - a BRICK, useless in every way except recycling and paperweights (and throwing at people if you feel for it)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tRippinthehead:
What about this method guys?!

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/guide-xperia-kitkat-4-4-4-rooting-t3003520
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dougmcsp:
This is no possible since Z3 comes with KitKat, there is no FTF jellybean .
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dancger:
$50 from me