CVE-2012-4856

Summary

CVE	CVE-2012-4856
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	ibm
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2012-12-20 12:02:18 UTC
Updated	2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.9 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Adjacent

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9110-510	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9110-51a	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9111-285	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9111-520	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9113-550	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9115-505	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9116-561	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9117-570	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9118-575	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9123-710	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9124-720	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9131-52a	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9133-55a	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9405-520	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9406-520	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9406-525	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9406-550	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9406-570	All	All	All
Hardware	Ibm	Power 5	9407-515	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_201_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_202_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_219_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_222_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_233_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_258_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_259_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_261_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_284_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_298_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_299_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_320_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_332_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_338_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_358_201	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_371	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_382_382	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_403_382	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_415_382	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	sf240_417	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Power 5 System Firmware	All	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/squadrons_advisory.asc	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	aix.software.ibm.com	Vendor Advisory
VU#194604 - IBM Power 5 Service Processor privilege escalation vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.kb.cert.org	US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.