CVE-2025-0638

Routinator crashes when illegal characters are present in manifest file names

Description

The initial code parsing the manifest did not check the content of the file names yet later code assumed that it was checked and panicked when encountering illegal characters, resulting in a crash of Routinator.

Remediation

Solution:

  • This issue is fixed in 0.14.1 and all later versions.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory nlnetlabs.nl
Affected: NLnet Labs Routinator
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/routinator/CVE-2025-0638.txt vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-0638?
CVE-2025-0638 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-0638?
To fix CVE-2025-0638: This issue is fixed in 0.14.1 and all later versions.
Is CVE-2025-0638 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-0638 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-0638?
CVE-2025-0638 affects NLnet Labs Routinator.
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