# CVE-2009-4462: Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBiterConfig utility (NetBiterConfig.exe) 1.3.0 for Intellicom NetBiter WebSCADA allows remote attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-12-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBiterConfig utility (NetBiterConfig.exe) 1.3.0 for Intellicom NetBiter WebSCADA allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hn (hostname) parameter in a crafted HICP-protocol UDP packet.

## 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.
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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181737
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37325
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3542
- http://blog.48bits.com/2009/12/12/exposing-hms-hicp-protocol-0day-light/
- http://reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=1
- http://support.intellicom.se/getfile.cfm?FID=150&FPID=85
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508449/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10451
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33403

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