FKIE_CVE-2017-14748

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-09-26 17:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:06
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Race condition in Blizzard Overwatch 1.15.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (season bans and SR losses for other users) by leaving a competitive match at a specific time during the initial loading of that match.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101087Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20759216554Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/72euqx/theres_a_bug_out_there_that_can_instantly/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101087Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20759216554Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/72euqx/theres_a_bug_out_there_that_can_instantly/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
blizzard overwatch 1.15.0.2
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  "id": "CVE-2017-14748",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:06:43.360",
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