# CVE-2023-39018: FFmpeg 0.7.0 and below was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability in the component net.bramp.ffmpeg.FFmpeg.\<constructor\>.

- Also known as: GHSA-2JX3-FX5F-R2C6
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-28 · Updated: 2024-11-27

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

FFmpeg 0.7.0 and below was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability in the component net.bramp.ffmpeg.FFmpeg.<constructor>. This vulnerability is exploited via passing an unchecked argument. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple third parties because there are no realistic use cases in which FFmpeg.java uses untrusted input for the path of the executable file.

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## References

- https://github.com/bramp/ffmpeg-cli-wrapper/issues/291
- https://github.com/bramp/ffmpeg-cli-wrapper/blob/master/src/main/java/net/bramp/ffmpeg/FFmpeg.java

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