What is CVE-2016-5497?

CVE-2016-5497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Database

CVE-2016-5497

Unspecified vulnerability in the RDBMS Security component in Oracle Database Server 12.1.0.2 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% 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 Database — versions 12.1.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93631 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037035 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5497?: CVE-2016-5497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.