High severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 21, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2009-20004
CVE-2009-20004
Description
gAlan 0.2.1, a modular audio processing environment for Windows, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing .galan files. The application fails to properly validate the length of input data, allowing a specially crafted file to overwrite the stack and execute arbitrary code. Exploitation requires local interaction, typically by convincing a user to open the malicious file.
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Affected products
1- Range: = 0.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/galan_fileformat_bof.rbnvd
- web.archive.org/web/20101210055252/http://galan.sourceforge.net/nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10339nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10345nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16664nvd
- www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/18034/galan-galan-file-stack-overflownvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/galan-buffer-overflownvd
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