sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · OperationalError

could not connect to '%s:%s' (%s)

Error message

could not connect to '%s:%s' (%s)

What it means

Error "could not connect to '%s:%s' (%s)" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at extra/dbwire/firebird.py:762

              "ffff800b00000001000000000000000300000004",
              "ffff800c00000001000000000000000300000006",
              "ffff800d00000001000000000000000300000008",
              "ffff800e0000000100000000000000030000000a",
              "ffff800f0000000100000000000000030000000c",
              "ffff80100000000100000000000000030000000e",
              "ffff801100000001000000000000000300000010")

def connect(host=None, port=3050, user=None, password=None, database=None, connect_timeout=None, **kwargs):
    user = user or "SYSDBA"
    password = password or ""
    filename = (database or "").encode("utf-8")
    plugin, plugin_list = b"Srp256", b"Srp256,Srp,Legacy_Auth"

    try:
        sock = socket.create_connection((host or "localhost", int(port or 3050)), timeout=connect_timeout)
        keepalive(sock)
    except (socket.error, socket.timeout) as ex:
        raise OperationalError("could not connect to '%s:%s' (%s)" % (host, port, ex))

    wire = _Wire(sock)
    try:
        public_key, private_key = _srp_client_seed()
        packet = (_pack_int(_op_connect) + _pack_int(_op_attach) + _pack_int(3) + _pack_int(1) +
                  _pack_bytes(filename) + _pack_int(len(_PROTOCOLS)) +
                  _pack_bytes(_uid(user, plugin, plugin_list, public_key, True)))
        for p in _PROTOCOLS:
            packet += _unhex(p)
        wire.send(packet)

        _authenticate(wire, user, password, public_key, private_key)
        connection = Connection(wire, filename, user, password)
        _attach(connection, wire, user)
        handshake_done(sock)
    except (DatabaseError, InterfaceError):
        wire.close()
        raise

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extra/dbwire/firebird.py:762 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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