CVE-2018-4028 — An exploitable firmware update vulnerability exists in the NT9665X Chipset firmw

An exploitable firmware update vulnerability exists in the NT9665X Chipset firmware running on the Anker Roav A1 Dashcam, version RoavA1SWV1.9. The HTTP server could allow an attacker to overwrite the root directory of the server, resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can

01What is this vulnerability?

An exploitable firmware update vulnerability exists in the NT9665X Chipset firmware running on the Anker Roav A1 Dashcam, version RoavA1SWV1.9. The HTTP server could allow an attacker to overwrite the root directory of the server, resulting in a denial of service. An attacker can send an HTTP POST request to trigger this vulnerability.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Novatek	Anker Roav A1 Dashcam RoavA1SWV1.9

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-05-13T15:40:35.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T05:04:28.543Z

09References

• talosintelligence.com — https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0700