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.
CVE-2012-4856 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from ibm, from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2012-12-20T12:02:18.200
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.9 (HIGH)
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
5.5
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | ≤ sf240_418 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_201_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_202_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_219_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_222_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_233_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_258_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_259_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_261_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_284_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_298_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_299_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_320_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_332_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_338_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_358_201 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_371 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_382_382 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_403_382 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_415_382 | Yes |
| Operating System | ibm | power_5_system_firmware | sf240_417 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9110-51a | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9110-510 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9111-285 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9111-520 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9113-550 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9115-505 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9116-561 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9117-570 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9118-575 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9123-710 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9124-720 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9131-52a | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9133-55a | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9405-520 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9406-520 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9406-525 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9406-550 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9406-570 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | power_5 | 9407-515 | Yes |
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