VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4856
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.
HIGH 7.9EPSS 1.17%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.9 HIGHAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.17% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- ibm/power 5 system firmware · ibm/power 5
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/squadrons_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194604US Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79736
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/squadrons_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/194604US Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79736
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.