Java Edition 1.8.6
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 1.8.6
| Edition | ||||||
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| Release date |
May 25, 2015 | |||||
| Downloads | ||||||
| Protocol version |
47 | |||||
| Resource pack format |
1 | |||||
| Minimum Java version | ||||||
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Other editions with a version "1.8.6":
1.8.6[2] is a minor update to Java Edition that was released on May 25, 2015, to fix an issue that caused Creative mode players with modified clients to be able to create signs that could run any command.[3] 1.8.6 is compatible with servers running 1.8 – 1.8.5.
Changes
Blocks
- No longer place command blocks.[4][5]
Fixes
Private issues
Trivia
- 1.8.6 was the first and one of only three release versions to have only one bug fixed, along with 1.20.4 and 1.20.6.
- This was also the last 1.x.6 version for nearly nine years until the release of 1.20.6.
Video
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References
- ↑ "Important Message: Security vulnerability in Java Edition" – Minecraft.net, December 10, 2021.
- ↑ a b "Minecraft 1.8.6 Security Release" (Archive) by Searge – Mojang.com, May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Minecraft 1.8.6 was just released. More information at https://mojang.com/2015/05/minecraft-1-8-5-security-release/ This update fixes an issue that was partially fixed in 1.8.5." – @SeargeDP (Michael Stoyke) on X (formerly Twitter), May 25, 2015
- ↑ https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-80671?focusedCommentId=228546&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-228546
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SeargeDP/status/603200679532978176
