Vulnerability in Blizzard Overwatch
CVE-2017-14748
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Blizzard Overwatch — versions 1.15.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/72euqx/theres_a_bug_out_there_that_can_inst… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101087 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20759216554 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14748?
- CVE-2017-14748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blizzard Overwatch, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14748?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.