The Cisco vulnerability database (VDB) is a database of known vulnerabilities to which hosts may be susceptible, as well as fingerprints for operating systems, clients, and applications. The system uses the VDB to help determine whether a particular host increases your risk of compromise.

Cisco issues periodic updates to the VDB. The time it takes to update the VDB and its associated mappings on the Firepower Management Center depends on the number of hosts in your network map. As a rule of thumb, divide the number of hosts by 1000 to determine the approximate number of minutes to perform the update.

You can find VDB updates on the VDB Software Downloads page on Cisco.com.

The Cisco Firepower Application Detector Reference contains the release notes and information about the application detectors supported in the VDB release. For each application listed in the reference, you can find the following information:

• Description—A brief description of the application.

• Categories—A general classification for the application that describes its most essential function. Example categories include web services provider, e-commerce, ad portal, and social networking.

• Tags—Predefined tags that provide additional information about the application. Example tags include webmail, SSL protocol, file sharing/transfer, and displays ads. An application can have zero, one, or more tags.

• Risk—The likelihood that the application is used for purposes that might be against your organization’s security policy. The risk levels are Very High, High, Medium, Low, and Very Low.

• Business Relevance—The likelihood that the application is used within the context of your organization’s business operations, as opposed to recreationally. The relevance levels are Very High, High, Medium, Low, and Very Low.

This guide relates to Vulnerability Database Updates installed via the following software versions on the following platforms:

Sourcefire 3D System/Firepower System Version 5.x:

• Cisco FireSIGHT Management Centers (formerly Defense Centers)

Firepower Version 6.x:

• Cisco Firepower Management Centers (formerly Defense Centers/FireSIGHT Management Centers)

The following Detector Types are supported:

• application protocol

• client

• web application

Cisco Vulnerability Database (VDB) Update 334 supports 3,650 applications.

This section describes the changes from VDB 333 (9:09:31 PM on March 30th, 2020 UTC) to VDB 334 (4:04:03 PM on May 15th, 2020 UTC).

Application Protocol Detectors

Client Detectors

Web Application Detectors

FireSIGHT/Firepower Detector Updates

Operating System Fingerprint Details

Operating System and Hardware Fingerprint Details

Vulnerability References

Fingerprint References

File Type Detectors

Operating System Fingerprint Details:

• no additions or modifications

Operating System and Hardware Fingerprint Details:

• no additions or modifications

Fingerprint Reference Details:

• no additions or modifications

Application Protocol Detectors:

• ITU H.245: Added detection for future flows for RTP session (Updated)

• ITU H.225: Improved detection (Updated)

• ITU H.323: Rearranged app type and improved detection (Updated)

• HTTP 2.0: Modified application protocol detection (Updated)

• MQTT: Improved detection (Updated)

• nCube License Manager: (Removed)

• SCCP: Improve detection (Updated)

• TPKT: Modified detection to cover ITU protocol detection (Updated)

• DNS over HTTPS: Added support for encrypted DNS (Added)

• TNS/Oracle: Modified detector to cover nCube traffic (Updated)

Client Detectors:

• Apple Stocks: Added more detection patterns (Updated)

Web Application Detectors:

• Prime Video: Improved detection and app name changed from Amazon Instant Video (Updated)

• Disney Plus: Added new app for video on-demand streaming subscription (Added)

• Monster VPN: Added support for Russia-based VPN service provider (Added)

• Apple TV Plus: Added support for Video streaming service from Apple Inc. (Added)

• Demio: Added new support for the webinar platform. (Added)

• Smartsheet: Added support for platform for organizational achievement. (Added)

• Marco Polo: Added support for the Mobile Social Media platform. (Added)

• Apple News: Added support for the app. (Added)

• Facebook Like: Improved detection to cover missed detection (Updated)

• Apple Update: Added patterns to improve detection (Updated)

• YouTube : Added patterns to improve detection (Updated)

• Webex: Added patterns to improve detection (Updated)

• Amazon: Added patterns to improve detection (Updated)

• Apple Store: Added patterns to improve detection (Updated)

• Bing: Added patterns to improve detection (Updated)

• Office 365: Added patterns to improve detection (Updated)

• Added Common Name patterns from SSL handshake for all HTTPS apps.

FireSIGHT/Firepower Detector Updates:

• Viber: Modified detector to fix false positives (Updated)

File Type Detector Details:

• HWP Hangul Word Processor file - category updated to Executable (updated)

• MSOLE2 Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding Compound File, used for office documents as well as installers - category updated to Executable (updated)

Snort ID Vulnerability Reference Details:

• no additions or modifications

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