A code that can destroy Minecraft's server in one blow has appeared, caused by a bug two years ago

ByMatthew McVickar

Enjoy making things freely "Mine Craft"Is a game that has gained popularity all over the world from children to adults. A vulnerability was discovered that could destroy the server with that blow to its Minecraft.

Minecraft Vulnerability Advisory - Ammar's Blog
http://blog.ammaraskar.com/minecraft-vulnerability-advisory/

According to Pakistani programmer Ammar Askar, about two years agoMinecraft protocolI was investigating and found that I found one bug. A discovered bug is that sending a specially crafted packet to the server will allow the server to crash, Askar said at GithubPublic concept proof codedoing.


A bug is caused by the client being able to send information about a specific slot to the server, Asker said he had reported a bug to Mojang, the developer of Minecraft two years ago, but since formal response Because it was not done, it seems that we have made it public this time. Article writing Current version of maincraft is "1.8.3", and major update is done twice from "1.6.2" when Askar reported, but the bug that was pointed out has been fixed not.

ByTheunwiseman

Mr. Askar reported that bug fixes were not so difficult, and Mojang was also reported on how to fix it. However, after having released the bug, I succeeded in contacting Mojang, and Mojang is in the process of responding to the correction.

· Additional notes 2015/04/18 17: 45
Mojang, the developer of Minecraft, released Minecraft 1.8.4 on April 17, and the bugs discovered by Askar were repaired.

Minecraft 1.8.4 Security Release
https://mojang.com/2015/04/minecraft-1-8-4-security-release/