What is CVE-2016-5561?

CVE-2016-5561 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5561?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Solaris

CVE-2016-5561

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.3 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to IKE.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1037048 (vdb-entry)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93710 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5561?: CVE-2016-5561 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5561?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.