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CVE-2016-5572

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5572 is an unspecified vulnerability within the Kernel PDB component of Oracle Database Server 12.1.0.2. This local vulnerability allows highly privileged attackers to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected database. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM), it requires high privileges and local access, but has a high impact on all three security pillars. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
12.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database:12.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 418 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93634
securitytracker.com / id/1037035