What is CVE-2016-5499?

CVE-2016-5499 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5499?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Database Server

CVE-2016-5499

Unspecified vulnerability in the RDBMS Security component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5498.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Database Server — versions 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93629 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037035 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5499?: CVE-2016-5499 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5499?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.