The dissect_per_length_determinant function in epan/dissectors/packet-per.c in the ASN.1 PER dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not initialize a length field in certain abnormal situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-52.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17417
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8722
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
http://secunia.com/advisories/54371
http://secunia.com/advisories/54296
http://secunia.com/advisories/54178
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49985