Minecraft news » 1.8.4 Security Release!

Exploits! EXPLOITS!!

...okay, enough of that. 1.8.4 was recently released to address a number of reported security issues, as well as a number of bugs:

• [Bug MC-46771] – Pets follow spectator
• [Bug MC-61758] – Vines no longer spread correctly in corners
• [Bug MC-68642] – Certain characters cannot be typed on certain keyboard layouts ("AltGr" behaving like "Ctrl")
• [Bug MC-73504] – Nether portals place players in front of the portal
• [Bug MC-78495] – Duplicating items
• [Bug MC-79079] – Malicious clients can force a server to freeze
• [Bug MC-79612] – Malicious clients can force a server to go out memory
• [Bug MC-78020] – User (formerly known as olduser) has joined shows multiple times

1.8.4 is compatible with 1.8.3 servers and clients, but it is highly recommended that you update (servers too!) as soon as possible. As always, if you find more bugs or exploits, be sure to let Mojang know about them.