CVE-2009-4462Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBiterConfig utility (NetBiterConfig.exe) 1.3.0 for Intellicom NetBiter WebSCADA allows remote…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 20.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB2 entries
- HMS HICP Protocol + Intellicom - 'NetBiterConfig.exe' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 10451remote, hardwarepublished 14 Dec 2009Verified
- Intellicom 1.3 - 'NetBiterConfig.exe Hostname' Data Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33403dos, windowspublished 14 Dec 2009Verified
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 20.0% · top 2.5% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References7
- VU#181737 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 37325 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3542 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://blog.48bits.com/2009/12/12/exposing-hms-hicp-protocol-0day-light/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://support.intellicom.se/getfile.cfm?FID=150&FPID=85 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20091214 Exposing HMS HICP Protocol + Intellicom NetBiterConfig.exe Remote Buffer Overflow (Not patched) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-4429 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-4462)Record last updated .