CVE-2016-0455
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager Base Platform component in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 11.1.0.1, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.4, and 12.1.0.5 allows local users to affect confidentiality and availability via unknown vectors related to Agent Next Gen.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a local privilege vulnerability in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control's Agent Next Gen component. The CVSS 5.2 score with Local attack vector (AV:L) indicates a local user can potentially elevate privileges or access sensitive data through unspecified vectors affecting confidentiality and availability.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.1.0.1= 11.2.0.4= 12.1.0.4= 12.1.0.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control installationCheck for the presence of Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control by looking for its installation directory (commonly under $ORACLE_HOME/em or similar Oracle inventory locations) or check Windows services for 'Oracle Enterprise Manager' related servicesAffected if The product is not installed or no Grid Control components are found, the vulnerability does not apply
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Determine installed Grid Control versionLocate the version file or use Oracle inventory commands (such as 'opatch lsinventory' or checking the 'emctl status' output) to obtain the exact installed version of Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid ControlAffected if The installed version matches one of the affected versions: 11.1.0.1, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.4, or 12.1.0.5
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Confirm Agent Next Gen component is presentCheck for the Agent Next Gen component by examining the Grid Control installation for the 'agent11g' or 'agent12c' directory structure, or run 'emctl status agent' to verify the Agent component is configuredAffected if The Agent Next Gen component is installed and running - this component must be present for the vulnerability to be exploitable
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Verify current patch levelRun 'opatch lsinventory' or check the applied patches list to see if the January 2016 Critical Patch Update (CPU) has been appliedAffected if The January 2016 CPU has NOT been applied and the version matches an affected release, the system remains vulnerable
You are affected if Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control is installed with version 11.1.0.1, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.4, or 12.1.0.5, the Agent Next Gen component is present, and the January 2016 Critical Patch Update has not been applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2016 that addresses CVE-2016-0455. Verify that the EM Agent Next Gen component is properly configured with least-privilege access controls.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-0455 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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