December 19, 2023 at 03:05PM
“Microsoft urges immediate patching for four Perforce Helix Core Server vulnerabilities, including a critical RCE bug. Perforce Server used in gaming, government, military, and tech sectors. All vulnerabilities fixable by updating to version 2023.1/2513900. Microsoft has not seen exploitation but warns of potential complete system takeover. Additional security measures and updates to secure the server are recommended.”
From the meeting notes, I have extracted the following key takeaways:
1. There are four vulnerabilities in the Perforce Helix Core Server, with one critical remote code execution (RCE) bug. It is essential to update to version 2023.1/2513900 or later to patch all vulnerabilities.
2. Microsoft, which identified and disclosed the flaws to Perforce, recommends immediate patching of the vulnerabilities. The RCE flaw (CVE-2023-45849) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code as LocalSystem, potentially leading to backdoors in software products and theft of intellectual property.
3. The other three vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-5759, CVE-2023-35767, and CVE-2023-45319) could lead to denial-of-service attacks by remote, unauthenticated users.
4. Security recommendations include basic security hygiene, such as applying software patches and using network segmentation. Specific to Perforce Server, it is suggested to use a VPN or an IP allow-list, issue TLS certificates to users, employ a TLS termination proxy, log all access to the server, and configure alerts for server process crashes.
Please let me know if you need any further clarification or additional information.