Tor before 0.2.1.29 and 0.2.2.x before 0.2.2.21-alpha allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via blobs that trigger a certain file size, as demonstrated by the cached-descriptors.new file.
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/2326
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob/refs/heads/release-0.2.2:/ChangeLog
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64867
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45953
http://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-02129-released-security-patches