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
EPSS: 0.011 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Blizzard Overwatch — versions 1.15.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.