diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/ipc/docker/ipc_analyzer/ipc_analyzer.py b/src/plugins/analysis/ipc/docker/ipc_analyzer/ipc_analyzer.py
index 26cc6def0..4e15902e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/ipc/docker/ipc_analyzer/ipc_analyzer.py
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/ipc/docker/ipc_analyzer/ipc_analyzer.py
@@ -336,6 +336,38 @@ def find_function_ref_strings(function_name):
     return strings
 
 
+def find_function_constants(function_name):
+    """
+    Get all constants that are used as operands in the function with name `function_name`.
+
+    :param function_name: The name of the function.
+    :type function_name: str
+    :return: a list of int/long constants referenced in the function as strings
+    :rtype: list[str]
+    """
+    try:
+        function = getGlobalFunctions(function_name)[0]
+    except (IndexError, TypeError):
+        print("Error: Function {} not found.".format(function_name))
+        return []
+
+    constants = []
+    if function is not None:
+        body = function.getBody()
+        instruction_iterator = currentProgram.getListing().getInstructions(body, True)
+
+        for instruction in instruction_iterator:
+            for i in range(instruction.getNumOperands()):
+                for operand in instruction.getOpObjects(i):
+                    try:
+                        value = operand.getValue()
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        continue
+                    if value is not None and isinstance(value, (int, long)):
+                        constants.append(str(value))
+    return constants
+
+
 def get_fstring_from_functions(ghidra_analysis, key_string, call_args, called_fstrings):
     """
     :param ghidra_analysis: instance of GhidraAnalysis
@@ -412,6 +444,7 @@ def find_version_strings(input_data, ghidra_analysis, result_path):
             print("Error: Function name not found.")
             return 1
         result_list = find_function_ref_strings(function_name)
+        result_list.extend(find_function_constants(function_name))
     else:
         print("Error: Invalid mode.")
         return 1
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/code/software_components.py b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/code/software_components.py
index 9c59bc267..363bfbc80 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/code/software_components.py
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/code/software_components.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
+import logging
 import re
 import string
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -50,9 +52,26 @@ def get_version(self, input_string: str, meta_dict: dict) -> str:
         pattern = re.compile(regex)
         version = pattern.search(input_string)
         if version is not None:
-            return self._strip_leading_zeroes(version.group(0))
+            version_string = version.group(0)
+            if '_sub_regex' in meta_dict:
+                version_string = self._convert_version_str(version_string, meta_dict)
+            else:
+                version_string = self._strip_leading_zeroes(version_string)
+            return version_string
         return ''
 
+    def _convert_version_str(self, version_str: str, meta_dict: dict):
+        """
+        The metadata entry "_sub_regex" can be used to change the version string if it does not have the expected
+        format (e.g. add dots). The entry should contain a regex and replacement for `re.sub()` as JSON string
+        """
+        try:
+            sub_regex, replacement = json.loads(meta_dict['_sub_regex'])
+            return re.sub(sub_regex, replacement, version_str)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            logging.warning(f'[{self.NAME}]: signature has invalid substitution regex: {meta_dict}')
+            return ''
+
     @staticmethod
     def _get_summary(results: dict) -> list[str]:
         summary = set()
@@ -86,9 +105,12 @@ def get_version_for_component(self, result, file_object: FileObject):
                     'mode': 'version_function',
                     'function_name': result['meta']['_version_function'],
                 }
-            versions.update(
-                extract_data_from_ghidra(file_object.file_path, input_data, config.backend.docker_mount_base_dir)
+            ghidra_data = extract_data_from_ghidra(
+                file_object.file_path, input_data, config.backend.docker_mount_base_dir
             )
+            for version_str in ghidra_data:
+                if version := self.get_version(version_str, result['meta']):
+                    versions.add(version)
         if '' in versions and len(versions) > 1:  # if there are actual version results, remove the "empty" result
             versions.remove('')
         result['meta']['version'] = list(versions)
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/internal/resolve_version_format_string.py b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/internal/resolve_version_format_string.py
index bb5f300b6..03ce9a6cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/internal/resolve_version_format_string.py
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/internal/resolve_version_format_string.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import json
 import logging
-import re
 from contextlib import suppress
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
@@ -40,11 +39,7 @@ def extract_data_from_ghidra(file_path: str, input_data: dict, path: str) -> lis
 
         try:
             output_file = (tmp_dir_path / DOCKER_OUTPUT_FILE).read_text()
-            return filter_implausible_results(json.loads(output_file))
+            return json.loads(output_file)
         except (json.JSONDecodeError, FileNotFoundError):
             logging.debug('[FSR]: output file could not be read')
             return []
-
-
-def filter_implausible_results(version_list: list[str]):
-    return [version for version in version_list if re.search(r'\d\.\d', version)]
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/signatures/crypto.yara b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/signatures/crypto.yara
index 145bab09d..0edfad924 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/signatures/crypto.yara
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/signatures/crypto.yara
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+rule mbed_TLS {
+	meta:
+		software_name = "mbed TLS"
+		open_source = true
+		website = "https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls"
+		description = "embedded library for cryptography, X.509 certificate manipulation and the SSL/TLS and DTLS protocols"
+    strings:
+        // see https://github.com/Mbed-TLS/mbedtls/blob/b6860cf7f9f4be0cc60f36909f6a5887008fb408/include/mbedtls/build_info.h#L38
+        $a = /mbed TLS \d+\.\d+\.\d+/ ascii
+    condition:
+        $a and no_text_file
+}
+
 rule OpenSSL
 {
 	meta:
@@ -24,4 +37,3 @@ rule SSLeay
     condition:
         $a and no_text_file
 }
-
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/signatures/software.yara b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/signatures/software.yara
index b149a1522..746c44850 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/signatures/software.yara
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/signatures/software.yara
@@ -54,6 +54,41 @@ rule jQuery
 		$a
 }
 
+rule file_libmagic {
+	meta:
+		software_name = "file"
+		open_source = true
+		website = "https://www.darwinsys.com/file/"
+		description = "file type guesser"
+		// versions are stored as decimal int with three digits
+		// (first digit: major version, remaining two digits: minor version)
+		version_regex = "\\d{3}"
+		_version_function = "magic_version"
+		// sub XYY -> X.YY
+		_sub_regex = "[\"(\\\\d)(\\\\d{2})\", \"\\\\1.\\\\2\"]"
+	strings:
+	    // see https://github.com/file/file/blob/f7d05cade99ff4819b4de70445511037000f6b14/src/magic.c#L607
+		$a =  "magic_version" nocase ascii
+	condition:
+		$a and no_text_file
+}
+
+rule OPKG {
+	meta:
+		software_name = "OPKG"
+		open_source = true
+		website = "https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/additional-software/opkg"
+		description = "Opkg lightweight embedded package manager"
+		version_regex = "[0-9a-z]{40} \\(\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}\\)"
+	strings:
+		// the version is not stored as a number; instead a git commit hash and a date is used: [hash] ([YYYY-MM-DD])
+	    // see https://github.com/openwrt/opkg-lede/blob/38eccbb1fd694d4798ac1baf88f9ba83d1eac616/src/opkg-cl.c#L158
+		$a =  "opkg version %s\n" nocase ascii
+		$b =  /[0-9a-z]{40} \(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\)/ ascii
+	condition:
+		$a and $b and no_text_file
+}
+
 rule Perl
 {
 	meta:
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/data/software_component_test_list.txt b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/data/software_component_test_list.txt
index 8a7b2a1e8..177b7abea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/data/software_component_test_list.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/data/software_component_test_list.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ libpcap version 1.5.2
 libsqlite3-3.8.11.1.so
 libupnp-1.6.18
 lighttpd-1.4.18
+mbed TLS 2.16.3
 nc -h for help
 netatalk-2.2.0
 nginx version: nginx/1.13.3
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/data/version_function_constant.elf b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/data/version_function_constant.elf
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a0b1dbb16
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/data/version_function_constant.elf differ
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/test_plugin_software_components.py b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/test_plugin_software_components.py
index 439532383..4147a9db3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/test_plugin_software_components.py
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/test_plugin_software_components.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def test_process_object(self, analysis_plugin):
             ('OpenSSL 0.9.8zh', '0.9.8zh', {'version_regex': '\\d\\.\\d\\.\\d[a-z]{0,2}'}),
             ('Foo v1.2.3', 'v1.2.3', {'version_regex': 'v?\\d\\.\\d\\.\\d'}),
             ('Bar a.b', 'a.b', {'version_regex': '[a-z]\\.[a-z]'}),
+            ('524', '5.24', {'version_regex': r'\d{3}', '_sub_regex': '["(\\\\d)(\\\\d{2})", "\\\\1.\\\\2"]'}),
         ],
     )
     def test_get_version(self, analysis_plugin, version, expected_output, meta_dict):
diff --git a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/test_resolve_version_format_string.py b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/test_resolve_version_format_string.py
index 0dcfd2af5..78f5d5803 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/test_resolve_version_format_string.py
+++ b/src/plugins/analysis/software_components/test/test_resolve_version_format_string.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 from ..internal.resolve_version_format_string import (
     extract_data_from_ghidra,
-    filter_implausible_results,
 )
 
 
@@ -14,29 +13,22 @@
         (
             'format_string_arm-linux-gnueabihf',
             {'mode': 'format_string', 'key_string_list': ['get_version v%s']},
-            ['1.2.3'],
+            '1.2.3',
         ),
         (
             'fake-liblzma',
             {'mode': 'version_function', 'function_name': 'lzma_version_string'},
-            ['5.2.1'],
+            '5.2.1',
+        ),
+        (
+            'version_function_constant.elf',
+            {'mode': 'version_function', 'function_name': 'get_version'},
+            '524',
         ),
     ],
 )
 def test_extract_data_from_ghidra(backend_config, test_file, input_data, expected_output):
     test_file = Path(__file__).parent / 'data' / test_file
     result = extract_data_from_ghidra(str(test_file), input_data, str(backend_config.docker_mount_base_dir))
-    assert len(result) == 1
-    assert result == expected_output
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    ('test_input', 'expected_output'),
-    [
-        ([], []),
-        (['1.2.3.4', 'foobar'], ['1.2.3.4']),
-        (['v1.2-r1234'], ['v1.2-r1234']),
-    ],
-)
-def test_filter_implausible_results(test_input, expected_output):
-    assert filter_implausible_results(test_input) == expected_output
+    assert len(result) >= 1
+    assert result[0] == expected_output