CVE-2016-5579

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

2.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 81.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-10-25 14:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-10 18:23Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-06-16

Assigning CNA

oracle

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar

Data version

5.1

Document digest

88d46de41521441e66621f1a45d1c9c97bdcddcc52301482f8f986c6eff50feb

• www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securitytracker.com1037051http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037051vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• www.securityfocus.com93672http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93672vdb-entryx_refsource_BID