CVE-2016-3481

Unspecified vulnerability in the ILOM component in Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to Web.

Published: 2016-07-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-3481 is rated Moderate Risk (61.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.52%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.47% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3481

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.05% 2.52% +1.47%
2 2025-09-09 0.73% 1.05% +0.32%
3 2025-03-30 0.73%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-3481

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.7 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.1 4.0 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-3481

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-3481

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle integrated_lights_out_manager_firmware 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:integrated_lights_out_manager_firmware:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle integrated_lights_out_manager_firmware 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:integrated_lights_out_manager_firmware:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle integrated_lights_out_manager_firmware 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:integrated_lights_out_manager_firmware:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-3481

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