What is CVE-2021-44144?

CVE-2021-44144 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Crocontrol Asterix, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-44144?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Crocontrol Asterix

CVE-2021-44144

Croatia Control Asterix 2.8.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read, with additional details to be disclosed at a later date.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2021-11-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Crocontrol Asterix — versions 2.8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

github.com/CroatiaControlLtd/asterix/issues/183 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44144?: CVE-2021-44144 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Crocontrol Asterix, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-44144?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.