Sam Edwards

IRL Name: 
Sam Edwards
Biography: 

Sam Edwards is the author of nimue.py which is a python script for rooting Sony Bravia TVs. If the exploit is successful which is a buffer overflow initialized by the script, it allows the user to connect to the TV on port 23 (Telnet Port) using a Telnet client to access a root shell. The script is available for download at github.

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Sam was able to get a Debian install running off a USB drive and all the Debian programs run correctly on a Sony Bravia TV after exploiting it.

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