AS/400 Telnet 5250 terminal emulation clients, as implemented by (1) IBM client access, (2) Bosanova, (3) PowerTerm, (4) Mochasoft, and possibly other emulations, allows malicious AS/400 servers to execute arbitrary commands via a STRPCO (Start PC Organizer) command followed by STRPCCMD (Start PC command), as demonstrated by creating a backdoor account using REXEC.
CVE-2005-0868 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from bosanova, from ibm, from mochasoft and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2005-05-02T04:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | bosanova | launcher400 | * | Yes |
| Application | ibm | client_access | * | Yes |
| Application | mochasoft | tn5250 | * | Yes |
| Application | powerterm | interconnect | * | Yes |
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