CVE-2016-3562

Unspecified vulnerability in the RDBMS Security and SQL*Plus components in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows remote administrators to affect confidentiality via vectors related to DBA.

Published: 2016-10-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-3562 is rated Low Risk (33.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.26%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3562

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 0.25% 1.26% +1.01%
2 2025-09-27 0.42% 0.25% -0.17%
3 2025-03-30 0.42%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-3562

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.4 3.0 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
0.9 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-3562

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-3562

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle database_server 11.2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:11.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 12.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-3562

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