CVE-2024-42698: Minecraft REI Mod Can Cause Item Duplication

Summary

The REI mod for Minecraft contains a security weakness that allows players to copy items in the game. This can lead to unfair game play and potentially disrupt the normal functioning of the game. Minecraft users should update the REI mod to the latest version to address this issue.

What to do

No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
shedaniel	roughlyenoughitems	< 16.0.744 `cpe:2.3:a:shedaniel:roughlyenoughitems::::::minecraft::*`

Original title

Roughly Enough Items (REI) v.16.0.729 and before contains an Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input vulnerability. The specific issue is a failure to validate slot ind...

Original description

Roughly Enough Items (REI) v.16.0.729 and before contains an Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input vulnerability. The specific issue is a failure to validate slot index and decrement stack count in the Roughly Enough Items (REI) mod for Minecraft, which allows in-game item duplication.

nvd CVSS3.1 5.3

Vulnerability type

CWE-129

https://gist.github.com/apple502j/7b1af0082449c9bfbf910e9a25ef3595 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/shedaniel/RoughlyEnoughItems/commit/e80ca84f1affb91d2388ddb29... Patch