| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Database 18c. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Core RDBMS. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-9843. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database 18c (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Core RDBMS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 07/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9843. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 296164 (Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: fltk (CVE-2016-9843)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 351434 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for mysql57: ALAS-2018-1114).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (296164) and SecurityFocus (BID 95131†). Similar entries are available at VDB-101648, VDB-101649, VDB-101650 and VDB-101651. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 7.2
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 296164
Nessus Name: Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: fltk (CVE-2016-9843)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/04/2016 🔍12/05/2016 🔍
07/15/2020 🔍
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07/16/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020
Researcher: Trail of Bits, TrustInSoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158075
SecurityFocus: 95131
SecurityTracker: 1039427
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Entry
Created: 07/16/2020 09:20Updated: 01/23/2026 17:02
Changes: 07/16/2020 09:20 (70), 10/30/2020 17:17 (4), 10/30/2020 17:20 (3), 07/28/2024 01:12 (19), 01/23/2026 17:02 (2)
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