CVE-2009-20004

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.4
Exploit probability—
ProductgAlan
PublishedAug 21, 2025
First seenAug 21, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-121CWE-121

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gAlan gAlanv ≤ 0.2.1—

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