Java Edition 1.12.1
This page covers a release version that has a critical issue under certain conditions.
The dedicated server for this version includes a security vulnerability in the Log4j library that could be used to perform a remote code execution exploit. It can be addressed by appending a certain JVM argument to the server startup command line.[1]
Minecraft 1.12.1


| Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date |
August 3, 2017 | ||||
| Development versions | |||||
| Downloads | |||||
| Protocol version |
338 | ||||
| Data version |
1241 | ||||
| Resource pack format |
3 | ||||
| Minimum Java version | |||||
| |||||
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Other editions with a version "1.12.1":
1.12.1 is a minor update for Java Edition released on August 3, 2017, which fixes bugs.[2] It is not compatible with 1.12 servers.
Changes
General
Game credits
- Updated game credits to include more Mojang staff.
- Credits scroll 50% faster when viewed directly from the menu screen than through the End poem.
- Removed "Better than Prey!"
Fixes
From released versions before 1.1.0
- MC-86016 – Some Mojang staff not mentioned in
credits.txt - MC-117087 –
Class.getSimpleNameperformance issue with large number of block entities - MC-119840 – Diamonds get moved into crafting slots on any chat message
Private issues
Video
Video made by Slicedlime:
Trivia
- This is the final version of the unsubtitled game as the next version succeeding it, 1.12.2-pre1, is subtitled Java Edition.
- This version came exactly seven years after Alpha v1.0.15.
References
- ↑ "Important Message: Security vulnerability in Java Edition" – Minecraft.net, December 10, 2021.
- ↑ a b "Minecraft 1.12.1 Released" – Minecraft.net.