CVE-2016-5597

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.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• 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

3.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 89.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2025-11-04 21:08Z10 MO 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-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
• CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

49e9c176b67e6031a9150357795fbfbba082931c0651249b0209edc537fcd450

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• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20161019-0001/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2659http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2659.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2136http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2136.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2079http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2079.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2137http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2137.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2138http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2138.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-43https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-43vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2090http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2090.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201611-04https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-04vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2017:0061http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0061.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:1216https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1216vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.ubuntu.comUSN-3154-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3154-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2089http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2089.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.securityfocus.com93636http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93636vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.securitytracker.com1037040http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037040vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2088http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2088.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2658http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2658.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/29/2