`CVE-2012-4856`

7.9 High No fix identified

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.

CWE-255

Exploitation Status

No public exploit

Nothing published shows this CVE being exploited, which is not the same as ruling it out. nothing published in 13 years.

CVSS E:U

CISA KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 1.2% chance in 30 days

Waratek Defense Posture

No fix identified

In RASP's scope, but nothing published names a fix and nothing published shows an exploit. Neither of the two things VRT can act on exists, which is a claim about the available evidence, not about the vulnerability.

Protection none
Action not-needed
Review human manual-review
Record active

Decided by manual classification : Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding Manual classification assigned status: NO-FIX-IDENTIFIED

Decided by	`manual classification` : Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding	Manual classification assigned status: NO-FIX-IDENTIFIED

CVSS

7.9 v2.0 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 1 metric

VRT selects the newest version's highest entry and publishes it as cvssScore, newest rather than largest because scores are not comparable across versions, and highest rather than first because the first entry is frequently a CNA placeholder scoring 0.0 over NVD's own analysis.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 2.0 7.9 no band published AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C NVD Primary published

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 2.0	7.9	no band published	`AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`	NVD	Primary	published

Affected Software & Releases

🖥️ Product CPEs & Version Ranges

2 product(s) over 40 version claims (uncapped)

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected Versions
nvd	ibm	power 5	generic	9110-51a · 9110-510 · 9111-285 · 9111-520 · 9113-550 · 9115-505 · 9116-561 · 9117-570 · 9118-575 · 9123-710 · 9124-720 · 9131-52a · 9133-55a · 9405-520 · 9406-520 · 9406-525 · 9406-550 · 9406-570 · 9407-515
nvd	ibm	power 5 system firmware	generic	sf240_201_201 · sf240_202_201 · sf240_219_201 · sf240_222_201 · sf240_233_201 · sf240_258_201 · sf240_259_201 · sf240_261_201 · sf240_284_201 · sf240_298_201 · sf240_299_201 · sf240_320_201 · sf240_332_201 · sf240_338_201 · sf240_358_201 · sf240_371 · sf240_382_382 · sf240_403_382 · sf240_415_382 · sf240_417 · ≤ 240.418

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected Versions

nvd

ibm

power 5

generic

9110-51a · 9110-510 · 9111-285 · 9111-520 · 9113-550 · 9115-505 · 9116-561 · 9117-570 · 9118-575 · 9123-710 · 9124-720 · 9131-52a · 9133-55a · 9405-520 · 9406-520 · 9406-525 · 9406-550 · 9406-570 · 9407-515

nvd

ibm

power 5 system firmware

generic

sf240_201_201 · sf240_202_201 · sf240_219_201 · sf240_222_201 · sf240_233_201 · sf240_258_201 · sf240_259_201 · sf240_261_201 · sf240_284_201 · sf240_298_201 · sf240_299_201 · sf240_320_201 · sf240_332_201 · sf240_338_201 · sf240_358_201 · sf240_371 · sf240_382_382 · sf240_403_382 · sf240_415_382 · sf240_417 · ≤ 240.418

References

URL	Tags
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/squadrons_advisory.asc	Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194604	US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79736

URL

Timeline

Published 2012-12-20 Last modified 2026-06-16

Published	2012-12-20	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-16	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2012-12-20

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-16

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Pipeline policy audit (5 of 21 rules evaluated)

5 of 21 rules ran. The rest were never reached, because an earlier stage settled the CVE, a distinct claim from a rule that ran and found nothing.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? first match wins

1 rejected no-match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is the vulnerability ARMR's to address? first match wins

2 armr-patch-file no-match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no-match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no-match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched No fix identified Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not-reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not-reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in. Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 osv-maven not-reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central

9 cna-maven-package not-reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

10 known-cpe-product not-reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

11 cna-cpe-product not-reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

12 oracle-advisory-family not-reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

13 non-deployable-product not-reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

14 unmatched-product not-reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? cumulative: every rule gets a turn

15 patch-hint not-reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

16 open-source-maven not-reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

17 poc-derivable not-reached An indexed exploit to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

18 no-exploit not-reached With no fix path, a public exploit, or a CISA record of one

19 secure-rule-match not-reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

20 below-action-threshold not-reached Medium or Low severity, no KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

21 no-exploit-published not-reached A published working exploit for this candidate, not only a proof of concept, a forecast, or nothing at all

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