Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14748

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.

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Affected products

Blizzard/Overwatch2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:blizzard:overwatch:1.15.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:blizzard:overwatch:1.15.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =1.15.0.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101087nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20759216554nvdThird Party Advisory
www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/72euqx/theres_a_bug_out_there_that_can_instantly/nvdThird Party Advisory

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