CVE-2012-4856

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79736

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194604

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/squadrons_advisory.asc

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-12-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00543