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PocketMine-MP before 4.2.9 Denial of Service via NBT Deserialization

Type: advisorySources: OSV

PocketMine-MP versions before 4.2.9 fail to properly validate NBT data types during deserialization of inventory transaction packets from clients. Attackers can send crafted inventory transactions with malformed NBT tags to trigger server crashes and cause denial of service.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2022-51012
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
6 Nov 2026, 04:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

PocketMine-MP before 4.2.9 Denial of Service via NBT Deserialization

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Sept 2026, 12:55 UTC

PocketMine-MP versions before 4.2.9 fail to properly validate NBT data types during deserialization of inventory transaction packets from clients. Attackers can send crafted inventory transactions with malformed NBT tags to trigger server crashes and cause denial of service.

osv:CVE-2022-51012
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-51012",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "PocketMine-MP versions before 4.2.9 fail to properly validate NBT data types during deserialization of inventory transaction packets from clients. Attackers can send crafted inventory transactions with malformed NBT tags to trigger server crashes and cause denial of service.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-51012",
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      "provider": "osv",
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