CVE-2012-4856
N/A
Published: December 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPower 5 System FirmwarePower 5
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The Service Processor in the IBM Power 5 91##-### and 940#-### before SF240_418_382 does not ensure that firewall code is executed, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/squadrons_advisory.ascThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194604VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79736Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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