What is CVE-2016-5517?

CVE-2016-5517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Applications Dba, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5517?

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

Vulnerability in Oracle Applications Dba

CVE-2016-5517

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Applications DBA component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 allows local users to affect confidentiality via vectors related to AD Utilities.

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: 0.003 (26.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-21.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% 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: 0.003 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Oracle Applications Dba — versions 12.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037038 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93769 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5517?: CVE-2016-5517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Applications Dba, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5517?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.