CVE-2016-5516 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.0 Published 25 Oct 2016 Updated 10 Oct 2024

Local users can cause a denial of service in Oracle Database Server via the Kernel PDB component.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-5516?

CVE-2016-5516 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 25 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Kernel PDB component in Oracle Database Server 12.1.0.2 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5516?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Database Server.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-5516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4356-rp47-23pr.