CVE-2005-1516

DList (dlist.exe) in DMail 3.1a allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, read log files, and shutdown the system via a sendlog command with an incorrect password hash, which is not properly handled by the _cmd_sendlog function.

Published: 2005-05-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1516 is rated Moderate Risk (56.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.64%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1516

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.53% 1.64% +1.10%
2 2026-04-05 0.64% 0.53% -0.11%
3 2025-03-30 0.64%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1516

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1516

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1516

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netwin dmail 3.1a cpe:2.3:a:netwin:dmail:3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1516

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