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Ole Point Of Sale DriverApplication · Hp

CVE-2014-7898

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-03-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.13.001 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The OLE Point of Sale (OPOS) drivers before 1.13.003 on HP Point of Sale Windows PCs allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The vulnerability exists in OLE Point of Sale (OPOS) drivers versions prior to 1.13.003 on HP Point of Sale Windows systems. The flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, likely due to insufficient input validation or insecure driver interactions that can be exploited without authentication.

MitigationUpgrade OPOS drivers to version 1.13.003 or later. Given the CVSS 10 severity and remote code execution capability, prioritize patching and consider network segmentation to limit exposure until the update can be deployed.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ole Point Of Sale DriverApplication
Affected:<= 1.13.001

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm OPOS driver installation
    Check if HP OLE Point of Sale driver is installed on the system by reviewing installed programs in Control Panel or using 'wmic product get name' command
    Affected if The driver is not found on the system, meaning they are not affected
  2. Retrieve installed driver version
    Locate the installed version information for the HP Ole Point Of Sale Driver through Windows installed programs list, or check driver properties in Device Manager under system drivers
    Affected if Version cannot be determined - further manual investigation required
  3. Compare against affected versions
    Compare the installed version number to the affected range: versions 1.13.001 and below are vulnerable. Versions 1.13.003 and later are fixed
    Affected if Installed version is 1.13.001 or lower, or any version beginning with 1.13.0 that is not 1.13.003 or higher
  4. Assess network exposure
    Review network configuration and firewall rules for the Point of Sale system to determine if the OPOS driver service ports are accessible from network segments
    Affected if The POS system is directly accessible from untrusted networks without network segmentation

A system is affected if HP OLE Point of Sale Driver version 1.13.001 or lower is installed, regardless of network exposure, though remote exploitation requires network accessibility to the vulnerable service.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.13.001
Interim mitigation

Upgrade OPOS drivers to version 1.13.003 or later. Given the CVSS 10 severity and remote code execution capability, prioritize patching and consider network segmentation to limit exposure until the update can be deployed.

Recommended fix High confidence

OPOS drivers version 1.13.003 or later

  1. Identify the current version of OPOS drivers installed on the HP Point of Sale system (check through Windows Programs and Features or the OPOS driver properties)
  2. Download OPOS drivers version 1.13.003 or later from HP's official support website (h20564.www2.hp.com)
  3. Create a backup of the current system state and POS application configurations before proceeding
  4. Stop any POS applications or services that are currently using the OPOS drivers
  5. Install the updated OPOS drivers version 1.13.003 or later using the HP-provided installer
  6. Restart the system to ensure the new drivers are properly loaded
  7. Verify the installed driver version is 1.13.003 or later
  8. Test the POS application functionality to ensure normal operations are restored

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Ole Point Of Sale Driver Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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