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ntpd: read_mru_list() does inadequate incoming packet checks

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Summary: If ntpd is configured to allow mrulist query requests from a server that sends a crafted malicious packet, ntpd will crash on receipt of that crafted malicious mrulist query packet. Mitigation: - Only allow `mrulist` query packets from trusted hosts. - Implement BCP-38. - Upgrade to 4.2.8p9, or later, from the [NTP Project Download Page](http://www.ntp.org/downloads.html) or the [NTP Public Services Project Download Page](http://support.ntp.org/download) - Properly monitor your `ntpd` instances, and auto-restart `ntpd` (without `-g`) if it stops running. Credit: This weakness was discovered by Magnus Stubman.

Reported by magnusstubman

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Closed

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Resolved

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Weakness

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption