Sophos IPS and Application Signature Update

These release notes are for Sophos IPS and Application signature updates.

Version 18.22.96
Released on February 5, 2025

Introduction

The Release Note document for IPS and Application signature Database version 18.22.96 includes support for both, the new and the updated Signatures. The following sections describe the release in detail.

Release Information

Upgrade Applicable on: Version 18.22.95

Fixed issues, listed by ID, description, explanation and Workaround.

Appliance Model Details of Changes Module More Details
All Deployments 19 Applications 34 Application Signatures 4 Application categories Application Filter Click Here for details of changes
XGS-87, XGS-87(w), XGS-107, XGS-107(w), XGS-116, XGS-116(w), XGS-126, XGS-126(w), XGS-136, XGS-136(w), XGS-2100, XGS-2300, XGS-3100, XGS-3300, XGS-4300, XGS-4500 XG-86, XG-86(w), XG-106, XG-106(w), XG-115, XG-115(w), XG-125, XG-125(w), XG-135, XG-135(w), XG-210, XG-230, XG-310, XG-330, XG-430, XG-450 SG-105, SG-105(w), SG-115, SG-115(w), SG-125, SG-125(w), SG-135, SG-135(w), SG-210, SG-230, SG-310, SG-330, SG-430, SG-450, SG-550, SG-650 Any virtual deployment with RAM < 24GB 11 Signatures 8 Vulnerabilities 2 IPS Categories IPS Filter Click Here for details of changes
XG-550, XG-650, XG-750 XGS-5500, XGS-6500 Any virtual deployment with RAM >24GB 13 Signatures 10 Vulnerabilities 3 IPS Categories IPS Filter Click Here for details of changes

Report false positives at support@sophos.com along with the application details.

Upgrade Information

Upgrade type: Automatic

Compatibility Annotations: None

Application Signatures

The Sophos Application Filter controls the application traffic depending on the policy configured, by matching them with the Application Signatures. Application Signatures optimize the detection performance and reduces the false alarms.

The table below provides details of signatures included in this release.

This Application Filter Release include Thirty four (34) Application Signatures are updated for Nineteen (19) Applications.

Fixed issues, listed by ID, description, explanation and Workaround.

Application Name Risk Category
Microsoft Copilot 1
Dynatrace 1 General Business
Microsoft Sway 1 General Business
Alipay 1 E-commerce
Monero 1 General Business
NDSAUTH 1 Network Services
BH611 1 Network Services
Datex-asn 1 Network Services
Cloanto-net-1 1 Network Services
Bhevent 1 Network Services
Shrinkwrap 1 Network Services
NSRMP 1 Network Services
Scoi2odialog 1 Network Services
semantix 1 Network Services
srssend 1 Network Services
RSVP-tunnel 1 Network Services
Aurora-cmgr 1 Network Services
DTK 1 Network Services
MortgageWare 1 Network Services

Terms Explained

Application Name: Name of the Application that can be identified by Sophos Application Filter.

Risk: Describes the level of risk for the application. The levels of risks are described in the table below.

Fixed issues, listed by ID, description, explanation and Workaround.
Risk Level Risk Criteria
1 Very Low
2 Low
3 Medium
4 High
5 Very High

Category: Identifies the category of the Application.

Note: These Application Filtering signatures support prior versions of respective application.

IPS Signatures

The Sophos Intrusion Prevention System shields the network from known attacks by matching the network traffic against the signatures in the IPS Signature Database. These signatures are developed to significantly increase detection performance and reduce the false alarms.

Applicable to: XGS-87, XGS-87(w), XGS-107, XGS-107(w), XGS-116, XGS-116(w), XGS-126, XGS-126(w), XGS-136, XGS-136(w), XGS-2100, XGS-2300, XGS-3100, XGS-3300, XGS-4300, XGS-4500, XG-86, XG-86(w), XG-106, XG-106(w), XG-115, XG-115(w), XG-125, XG-125(w), XG-135, XG-135(w), XG-210, XG-230, XG-310, XG-330, XG-430, XG-450, SG-105, SG-105(w), SG-115, SG-115(w), SG-125, SG-125(w), SG-135, SG-135(w), SG-210, SG-230, SG-310, SG-330, SG-430, SG-450, SG-550, SG-650 and Any virtual deployment with RAM < 24GB

The table below provides details of Signatures included in this release.

This IPS Release includes Eleven(11) Signatures to address Eight(8) Vulnerabilities.

Fixed issues, listed by ID, description, explanation and Workaround.

Name CVE-ID Category Severity
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Configuration Manager CVE-2024-43468 LocationMgr SQL Injection CVE-2024-43468 os-windows 1
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows LDAP SearchResultDone Parsing Integer Overflow CVE-2024-49112 os-windows 1
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Server WebSocketServer CVE-2024-43582 Use-After-Free CVE-2024-43582 os-windows 1
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Server WebSocketServer CVE-2024-43582 Use-After-Free CVE-2024-43582 os-windows 5
SERVER-WEBAPP Ivanti Endpoint Manager AgentPortal CVE-2024-29847 Insecure Deserialization CVE-2024-29847 server-webapp 1
SERVER-WEBAPP MLflow artifact_location CVE-2024-2928 Directory Traversal Attempt CVE-2023-6909, CVE-2024-2928 server-webapp 2
SERVER-WEBAPP Palo Alto Networks Expedition DeleteParquet.php CVE-2025-0105 Arbitrary File Deletion CVE-2025-0105 server-webapp 3
SERVER-WEBAPP Progress WhatsUp Gold SnmpExtendedActiveMonitor CVE-2024-12105 Directory Traversal CVE-2024-12105 server-webapp 3

IPS Signatures

The Sophos Intrusion Prevention System shields the network from known attacks by matching the network traffic against the signatures in the IPS Signature Database. These signatures are developed to significantly increase detection performance and reduce the false alarms.

Applicable to: XG-550, XG-650, XG-750, XGS-5500, XGS-6500 and Any virtual deployment with RAM >24GB

The table below provides details of Signatures included in this release.

This IPS Release includes Thirteen(13) Signatures to address Ten(10) Vulnerabilities.

Fixed issues, listed by ID, description, explanation and Workaround.

Name CVE-ID Category Severity
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Configuration Manager CVE-2024-43468 LocationMgr SQL Injection CVE-2024-43468 os-windows 1
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows LDAP SearchResultDone Parsing Integer Overflow CVE-2024-49112 os-windows 1
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Server WebSocketServer CVE-2024-43582 Use-After-Free CVE-2024-43582 os-windows 1
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Server WebSocketServer CVE-2024-43582 Use-After-Free CVE-2024-43582 os-windows 5
SERVER-OTHER Ivanti Avalanche WLAvalancheService.exe TV_FP CVE-2024-50321 Infinite Loop CVE-2024-50321 server-other 2
SERVER-WEBAPP Ivanti Endpoint Manager AgentPortal CVE-2024-29847 Insecure Deserialization CVE-2024-29847 server-webapp 1
SERVER-WEBAPP MLflow artifact_location CVE-2024-2928 Directory Traversal Attempt CVE-2023-6909, CVE-2024-2928 server-webapp 2
SERVER-WEBAPP Palo Alto Networks Expedition DeleteParquet.php CVE-2025-0105 Arbitrary File Deletion CVE-2025-0105 server-webapp 3
SERVER-WEBAPP Progress WhatsUp Gold SnmpExtendedActiveMonitor CVE-2024-12105 Directory Traversal CVE-2024-12105 server-webapp 3
SERVER-WEBAPP TRUFFLEHUNTER TALOS-2024-2116 attack attempt CVE-2024-53684 server-webapp 1

Terms Explained

Name: Name of the Signature.

CVE-ID: CVE Identification Number - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) provides reference of CVE Identifiers for publicly known information security vulnerabilities.

Category: Class type according to threat.

Severity: Degree of severity - The levels of severity are described in the table below:

Fixed issues, listed by ID, description, explanation and Workaround.
Severity Level Severity Criteria
1 Critical
2 Major
3 Moderate
4 Minor
5 Warning
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