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  1. Minecraft: Java Edition
  2. MC-78491

Custom player heads exposing player's IP address

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    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Minecraft 1.8.4
    • Minecraft 1.8.3
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      An adventure-map maker and anyone who can use /give can obtain the IP addresses of all logged-in players. This is done by giving them player heads where the attacker's site is substituted for minecraft.net in the skin URL, which causes the game to make a traceable HTTP request to download the skin.

      The only fix I can see for this is to give players an option to download or not download skins from non-Mojang sources. Unless and until a player opted in, they'd see the custom heads as Steve or Alex heads.

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            Promethean Chris
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