CVE-2009-20004 | BDVDB-2026-290608 Detail
gAlangAlan
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.
Impact#
CAPEC-100 Overflow Buffers
Weaknesses#
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References#
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/galan_fileformat_bof.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16664
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10345
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10339
- https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/18034/galan-galan-file-stack-overflow
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101210055252/http://galan.sourceforge.net/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/galan-buffer-overflow
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.