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==Vanilla Kick Exploits==
Vanilla kick exploits work by forcing the server to send a large amount of data to the client, causing the server to disconnect the player as a result.


==ViaVersion Kick Exploits==
==Overlarge kick exploits==
ViaVersion kick exploits work by abusing a bug in the ViaVersion plugin to disconnect the player. These exploits only work on players who are on a different version than the server.
Overlarge kick exploits are achieved by making the server generate a packet that is too large for it to encode, resulting in the server disconnecting the player.
 
==ViaVersion kick exploits==
ViaVersion kick exploits are occasionally the result of [[ViaVersion#Bugs|ViaVersion bugs]], but are usually caused by [[Kick exploits#Overlarge kick exploits|overlarge kick exploits]].


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Revision as of 07:28, 4 August 2026

Kick exploits are exploits that can be abused to make an unpatched client disconnect itself or force the server to disconnect a player.

Serverside

Overlarge kick exploits

Overlarge kick exploits are achieved by making the server generate a packet that is too large for it to encode, resulting in the server disconnecting the player.

ViaVersion kick exploits

ViaVersion kick exploits are occasionally the result of ViaVersion bugs, but are usually caused by overlarge kick exploits.

Clientside