# CVE-2019-25055: RUSTSEC-2019-0038 - Fix for UB in failure to catch panics crossing FFI boundaries

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-25055-duplicate-advisory-uncaught-exception-in-libpulse-binding  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-03-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-25055 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2019-03-10

Fix for UB in failure to catch panics crossing FFI boundaries

Technologies: [libpulse-binding (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/libpulse-binding). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-25055 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-25055 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-25055?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 March 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** libpulse-binding (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=2.6.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-25055?** Yes. libpulse-binding (crates.io): upgrade to 2.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-25055?** Check whether you run libpulse-binding (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- libpulse-binding (crates.io): upgrade to 2.6.0 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p libpulse-binding
  ```


## Affected products

- libpulse-binding (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=2.6.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-25055
- GHSA-wcxc-jf6c-8rx9
- GHSA-xvcg-2q82-r87j
- RUSTSEC-2019-0038

## Related threats

- [RUSTSEC-2020-0055 - Please see RUSTSEC-2018-0020](https://junglewise.ai/threats/rustsec-2020-0055-please-see-rustsec-2018-0020-28ff3d5b)
- [RUSTSEC-2018-0020 - Possible use-after-free with `proplist::Iterator`](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-25001-duplicate-advisory-use-after-free-in-libpulse-binding)
- [RUSTSEC-2018-0021 - Use-after-free with objects returned by `Stream`'s `get_format_info` and `get_context` methods](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-25027-use-after-free-in-libpulse-binding)