# CVE-2013-3195: The DSA\_InsertItem function in Comctl32.dll in the Windows common control library in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Wind

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The DSA_InsertItem function in Comctl32.dll in the Windows common control library in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted value in an argument to an ASP.NET web application, aka "Comctl32 Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-083
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18715
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/assessing-risk-for-the-october-2013-security-updates.aspx

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