CVE-2009-20004
gAlan 0.2.1, a modular audio processing environment for Windows, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing .galan files.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/galan_fileformat_bof.rb
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101210055252/http://galan.sourceforge.net/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10339
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10345
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16664
- https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/18034/galan-galan-file-stack-overflow
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/galan-buffer-overflow
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/galan_fileformat_bof.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10339
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10345
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16664
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.