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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-0306High confidence

Ruby: openssl: ruby marvin attack

Unknown · Unknown

7.4HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-1595

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

A vulnerability was found in Ruby. The Ruby interpreter is vulnerable to the Marvin Attack. This attack allows the attacker to decrypt previously encrypted messages or forge signatures by exchanging a large number of messages with the vulnerable service.

What

A vulnerability was found in Ruby. The Ruby interpreter is vulnerable to the Marvin Attack. This attack allows the attacker to decrypt previously encrypted messages or forge signatures by exchanging a large number of messages with the vulnerable service.

Why

Covert timing channels convey information by modulating some aspect of system behavior over time, so that the program receiving the information can observe system behavior and infer protected information.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

A vulnerability was found in Ruby. The Ruby interpreter is vulnerable to the Marvin Attack. This attack allows the attacker to decrypt previously encrypted messages or forge signatures by exchanging a large number of messages with the vulnerable service.

Why

Covert timing channels convey information by modulating some aspect of system behavior over time, so that the program receiving the information can observe system behavior and infer protected information.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Covert Timing Channel → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High: exploitation depends on specific conditions
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-385

CWE-385: Covert Timing Channel. Covert timing channels convey information by modulating some aspect of system behavior over time, so that the program receiving the information can observe system behavior and infer protected information.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACHighAttack complexity: Successful exploitation depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-385
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-0018Ruby: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Ruby ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7264 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7592 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7592 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8088 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8088 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8096 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8096 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8176 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8176 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9143 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9143 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9287 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9287 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9681 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0167 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0167 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0306 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0306 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0725 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0725 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0938 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0938 Référence CVE CVE-2025-10966 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10966 Référence CVE CVE-2025-12817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12817 Référence CVE CVE-2025-12818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12818 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1352 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1365 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1371 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7592 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8088 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8088 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8096 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8096 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8176 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8176 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8508 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8508 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9143 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9143 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9287 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9287 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9681 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9681 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0167 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0167 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0306 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0306 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0395 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0395 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0725 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0725 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0838 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0838 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0913 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0913 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0938 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0938 Référence CVE CVE-2025-10148 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10148 Référence CVE CVE-2025-10911 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10911 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1094 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-109

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
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Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 9 Jan 2025 · Last source change 29 Jun 2026, 23:24 UTC · CWE-385 · Covert Timing Channel

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-1595
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD not scheduled

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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