CVE-2015-2987
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for...
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain plaintext data via differential cryptanalysis of a file with an original length smaller than 128 bits.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain plaintext data via differential cryptanalysis of a file with an original length smaller than 128 bits.
- Record
CVE-2015-2987- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-17
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain plaintext data via differential cryptanalysis of a file with an original length smaller than 128 bits.
- Record
CVE-2015-2987- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3070 No score
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain plaintext data via differential cryptanalysis of a file with an original length smaller than 128 bits.
- Record
EUVD-2015-3070- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8gg-jrgv-562w No score
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for...
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain plaintext data via differential cryptanalysis of a file with an original length smaller than 128 bits.
- Record
GHSA-r8gg-jrgv-562w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-34660 No score
CVE-2015-2987 affecting package ed for versions less than 1.20-1
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain plaintext data via differential cryptanalysis of a file with an original length smaller than 128 bits.
- Record
AZL-34660- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-6376 No score
CVE-2015-2987 affecting package ed for versions less than 1.14.2-9
Type74 ED before 4.0 misuses 128-bit ECB encryption for small files, which makes it easier for attackers to obtain plaintext data via differential cryptanalysis of a file with an original length smaller than 128 bits.
- Record
AZL-6376- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-2987 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Type74 Ed, published August 28, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in ed 1.20-1.