CVE-2017-14748 Race condition in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause denial of service for other players by exploiting a race condition when leaving a competitive match during loading.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-14748?
CVE-2017-14748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14748?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blizzard Overwatch.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14748?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14748 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-14748 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14748 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jmv-57qj-jwg6.