Vulnerability · CVE-2016-3479
Unspecified vulnerability in the Portable Clusterware component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.
Published Jul 21, 2016 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-3479. EPSS is 3.74%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 3.74%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe oracle/database
Unspecified vulnerability in the Portable Clusterware component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe oracle/database11.2.0.4
- cpe oracle/database12.1.0.2
How to fix CVE-2016-3479
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-3479. EPSS is 3.74%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.74%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 21, 2016 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Detected
Unspecified vulnerability in the Portable Clusterware component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.
Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Updated
Unspecified vulnerability in the Portable Clusterware component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-3479
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-3479
30-day exploitation probability 3.7%
first.org - Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2016-3479
Unspecified vulnerability in the Portable Clusterware component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.