PocketMine-MP before 5.25.2 Denial of Service via explode
Priority LOW 37CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00547 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PocketMine-MP (pmmp): 5.25.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA PocketMine-MP (pmmp) Fixed in 5.25.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-71418
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rp9-crcm-7w78
References
Patch 1
More pmmp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58990 PocketMine-MP before 5.41.1 LogDoS via LoginPacket clientData CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-58988 PocketMine-MP before 5.43.1 Denial of Service via unauthenticated login CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-58993 PocketMine-MP before 5.39.2 Denial of Service via ModalFormResponsePacket CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-38460 PocketMine-MP before 5.11.1 Denial of Service via LoginPacket CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-30643 PocketMine-MP before 4.20.5 Denial of Service via LoginPacket CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-30640 PocketMine-MP before 5.3.1 Denial of Service via LoginPacket CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-71418 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-71418 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3rp9-crcm-7w78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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