PowerProtect and IDPA: Security Vulnerability scanning detected NTP Mode 6 Scanner

Summary: PowerProtect Data Protection (DP) Series Appliances and IDPA: Security Vulnerability scanning detected "Network Time Protocol (NTP) Mode 6 Scanner" on ACM/Search

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Instructions

To resolve the security vulnerability for "NTP Mode 6 Scanner," update the NTP configuration file as below to disable NTP mode 6:

The default /etc/ntp.conf should be:

server xx.xx.xx.xx iburst


To disable NTP Mode 6, add two lines in/etc/ntp.conf:

server xx.xx.xx.xx iburst
restrict default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery
restrict -6 default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery



Then restart the NTP service:

# service ntpd stop
# service ntpd start


 

Additional Information

Tenable page for this vulnerability:
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97861 (External Link)

Affected Products

PowerProtect DP4400, PowerProtect DP5300, PowerProtect DP5800, PowerProtect DP8300, PowerProtect DP8800, PowerProtect Data Protection Software, Integrated Data Protection Appliance Family, Integrated Data Protection Appliance Software , PowerProtect DP5900, PowerProtect DP8400 ...

Products

PowerProtect DP8900
Article Properties
Article Number: 000199855
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 28 Jul 2025
Version:  4
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