What is CVE-2016-5505?

CVE-2016-5505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5505?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Oracle Database Server

CVE-2016-5505

Unspecified vulnerability in the RDBMS Programmable Interface component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.2% 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-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/93613 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5505?: CVE-2016-5505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5505?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.