high
7.5
CWE
287
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-4953

First published: Tue Jul 05 2016(Updated: )

ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ephemeral-association demobilization) by sending a spoofed crypto-NAK packet with incorrect authentication data at a certain time.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Siemens TIM 4R-IE
Siemens TIM 4R-IE DNP3
Siemens Simatic Net CP 443-1 OPC UA Firmware
NTP>=4.2.0<4.2.8
NTP>=4.3.0<4.3.93
NTP=4.2.8
NTP=4.2.8-p1
NTP=4.2.8-p1-beta1
NTP=4.2.8-p1-beta2
NTP=4.2.8-p1-beta3
NTP=4.2.8-p1-beta4
NTP=4.2.8-p1-beta5
NTP=4.2.8-p1-rc1
NTP=4.2.8-p1-rc2
NTP=4.2.8-p2
NTP=4.2.8-p2-rc1
NTP=4.2.8-p2-rc2
NTP=4.2.8-p2-rc3
NTP=4.2.8-p3
NTP=4.2.8-p3-rc1
NTP=4.2.8-p3-rc2
NTP=4.2.8-p3-rc3
NTP=4.2.8-p4
NTP=4.2.8-p5
NTP=4.2.8-p6
NTP=4.2.8-p7
Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS)=10
Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS)=11.3
SUSE Manager Server=2.1
SUSE Manager Proxy=2.1
openSUSE OpenStack Cloud=5
SUSE Linux=42.1
openSUSE=13.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12-sp1
siemens SIMATIC cp443-1 OPC UA firmware
Siemens Simatic Net CP 443-1 OPC UA Firmware
Siemens TIM 4R-IE DNP3
siemens SIMATIC TIM 4R-IE
Siemens TIM 4R-IE
Siemens TIM 4R-IE

Remedy

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3045

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-4953?

    CVE-2016-4953 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-4953?

    To fix CVE-2016-4953, you should update NTP to version 4.2.8p8 or later.

  • What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2016-4953?

    CVE-2016-4953 allows remote attackers to send spoofed crypto-NAK packets leading to denial of service.

  • Which NTP versions are affected by CVE-2016-4953?

    NTP versions before 4.2.8p8 and 4.3.93 are affected by CVE-2016-4953.

  • What devices are impacted by CVE-2016-4953?

    Devices including Siemens TIM 4R-IE and SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 OPC UA can be impacted by CVE-2016-4953.

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