CVE-2012-4856

high
Published 2012-12-20 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.9
VIR risk
7.9

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/squadrons_advisory.asc

References

CWEs

CWE-255

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.