PocketMine-MP versions before 5.25.2 fail to limit the explode() function in packet parsing, allowing malicious clients to waste server resources. Attackers can send crafted packets with excessive delimiters to consume CPU and memory through sign editing, JWT parsing, and command parsing endpoints.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
pmmp PocketMine-MP unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 5.25.2
5.25.2 unaffected —

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/d0d84d4c5195fb0a68ea7725424fda63b85cd831 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-g274-c6jj-h78p cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-5.25.2-denial-of-service-via-explode cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description PocketMine-MP versions before 5.25.2 fail to limit the explode() function in packet parsing, allowing malicious clients to waste server resources. Attackers can send crafted packets with excessive delimiters to consume CPU and memory through sign editing, JWT parsing, and command parsing endpoints.
Title PocketMine-MP before 5.25.2 Denial of Service via explode
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T14:15:47.709Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T20:57:29.404Z

Link: CVE-2025-71418

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Updated: 2026-09-09T14:14:08.723Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-09T14:17:10.877

Modified: 2026-09-09T15:17:05.940

Link: CVE-2025-71418

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Updated: 2026-09-09T14:45:05Z

Weaknesses