CVE-2016-0697
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 Oracle Application Object Library component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, and 12.2.5 allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors.
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 confidenceLocal privilege vulnerability in Oracle Application Object Library affecting E-Business Suite versions 12.1.3 through 12.2.5. Allows authenticated local users to impact confidentiality and integrity through unspecified vectors, likely enabling unauthorized access to or modification of application data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 12.1.3= 12.2.3= 12.2.4= 12.2.5CVSS 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
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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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Identify Oracle E-Business Suite installationCheck for Oracle Application Object Library by querying the database. Connect as APPS user and run: SELECT release_name FROM apps.fnd_product_groups; or check ORACLE_HOME for E-Business Suite components.Affected if Oracle E-Business Suite is installed and the version falls between 12.1.3 and 12.2.5 inclusive
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Determine exact E-Business Suite versionQuery the Oracle Applications release table: SELECT application_id, release_name FROM fnd_application WHERE application_id IN (SELECT application_id FROM fnd_application_tl WHERE product_code = 'FND'); Or check the ad_bugs table for patch information.Affected if The version returned is 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, or 12.2.5
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Verify Oracle Application Object Library versionQuery fnd_product_groups or check the FND application version: SELECT patch_level FROM fnd_product_installations WHERE application_id = (SELECT application_id FROM fnd_application_tl WHERE product_code = 'FND');Affected if The returned version matches one of the affected versions listed (12.1.3 through 12.2.5)
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Confirm local authenticated user access existsReview database user accounts with LOCAL authentication (not LDAP/SSO). Check dba_users with authentication_type = 'LOCAL' and verify which OS-level users have access to the application tier.Affected if Local OS or database users with authentication exist in the E-Business Suite environment
A user is affected if they have Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 through 12.2.5 installed and have local authenticated users or OS-level access to the application tier.
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 April 2016 that addresses CVE-2016-0697. Test thoroughly in non-production environments before production deployment due to Oracle E-Business Suite complexity.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing16.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-0697 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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