What is CVE-2016-0669?

CVE-2016-0669 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2016-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-0669?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Solaris

CVE-2016-0669

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.3 allows local users to affect integrity and availability via vectors related to Fwflash.

Published 2016-04-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035629 (vdb-entry)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0669?: CVE-2016-0669 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2016-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-0669?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.