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/monetdb.py:195

        if reply.startswith("!"):
            raise OperationalError("(remote) %s" % reply[1:].strip())

    def _query(self, query):
        try:
            _putblock(self._sock, "s" + query + ";\n")
            return _parse_result(_getblock(self._sock))
        except (socket.error, socket.timeout) as ex:
            raise OperationalError("connection error: %s" % ex)
        except (struct.error, IndexError, ValueError) as ex:
            raise InterfaceError("malformed server response: %s" % ex)

def connect(host=None, port=50000, user=None, password=None, database=None, connect_timeout=None, **kwargs):
    host, port = host or "localhost", int(port or 50000)
    try:
        sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=connect_timeout)
        keepalive(sock)
    except (socket.error, socket.timeout) as ex:
        raise OperationalError("could not connect to '%s:%s' (%s)" % (host, port, ex))

    try:
        for _ in range(10):  # bounded: merovingian proxy stage + optional redirect + mserver challenge
            block = _getblock(sock)
            if block == "":  # login accepted
                break
            if block[0] == "^":  # redirect
                url = block[1:].strip()
                m = re.match(r"mapi:monetdb://([^:/]+):(\d+)/(\S*)", url)
                if m and (m.group(1) != host or int(m.group(2)) != port):
                    sock.close()
                    host, port, database = m.group(1), int(m.group(2)), m.group(3) or database
                    sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=connect_timeout)
                    keepalive(sock)
                continue  # merovingian proxy redirect: keep reading the next challenge on this socket
            if block[0] == "!":
                raise OperationalError("(remote) %s" % block[1:].strip())
            _putblock(sock, _challenge_response(block, user, password, database))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extra/dbwire/monetdb.py:195 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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