Minecraft 1.8.4 Security Release

We have released a new version of Minecraft 1.8, called 1.8.4, which is now available for download in your launcher. This release fixes a few reported security issues, in addition to some other minor bug fixes & performance tweaks.

This version is fully compatible with all previous 1.8 versions, but it is still highly recommend to update to 1.8.4 as soon as possible.

Notable fixes:

• [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

Report bugs here:

• Minecraft issue tracker!

Download server jar:

• https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.8.4/minecraft_server.1.8.4.jar

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