Vulnerabilities
Misconfiguration
Compliance
CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-4856

Published: Dec 20, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.9 HIGH
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
Vulnerability-free packages from our partners
root.io logo minimus.io logo echo.ai logo
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4856
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Power_5_system_firmwareIbm*sf240_418 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_201_201 (including)sf240_201_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_202_201 (including)sf240_202_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_219_201 (including)sf240_219_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_222_201 (including)sf240_222_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_233_201 (including)sf240_233_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_258_201 (including)sf240_258_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_259_201 (including)sf240_259_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_261_201 (including)sf240_261_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_284_201 (including)sf240_284_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_298_201 (including)sf240_298_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_299_201 (including)sf240_299_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_320_201 (including)sf240_320_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_332_201 (including)sf240_332_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_338_201 (including)sf240_338_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_358_201 (including)sf240_358_201 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_371 (including)sf240_371 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_382_382 (including)sf240_382_382 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_403_382 (including)sf240_403_382 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_415_382 (including)sf240_415_382 (including)
Power_5_system_firmwareIbmsf240_417 (including)sf240_417 (including)

References

Aqua Security is the largest pure-play cloud native security company, providing customers the freedom to innovate and run their businesses with minimal friction. The Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform provides prevention, detection, and response automation across the entire application lifecycle to secure the build, secure cloud infrastructure and secure running workloads wherever they are deployed.
Copyright © 2026 Aqua Security Software Ltd.   Privacy Policy | Terms of Use