What is CVE-2016-3562?

CVE-2016-3562 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-3562?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Oracle Database Server

CVE-2016-3562

Unspecified vulnerability in the RDBMS Security and SQL*Plus components in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows remote administrators to affect confidentiality via vectors related to DBA.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-10-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Database Server — versions 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037035 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93640 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3562?: CVE-2016-3562 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-3562?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.