sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapDataException

remote host address is missing

Error message

remote host address is missing

What it means

Error "remote host address is missing" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/takeover/icmpsh.py:48

    def _initVars(self):
        self.lhostStr = None
        self.rhostStr = None
        self.localIP = getLocalIP()
        self.remoteIP = getRemoteIP() or conf.hostname
        self._icmpslave = normalizePath(os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_EXTRAS_PATH, "icmpsh", "icmpsh.exe_"))

    def _selectRhost(self):
        address = None
        message = "what is the back-end DBMS address? "

        if self.remoteIP:
            message += "[Enter for '%s' (detected)] " % self.remoteIP

        while not address:
            address = readInput(message, default=self.remoteIP)

            if conf.batch and not address:
                raise SqlmapDataException("remote host address is missing")

        return address

    def _selectLhost(self):
        address = None
        message = "what is the local address? "

        if self.localIP:
            message += "[Enter for '%s' (detected)] " % self.localIP

        valid = None
        while not valid:
            valid = True
            address = readInput(message, default=self.localIP or "")

            try:
                socket.inet_aton(address)
            except socket.error:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/takeover/icmpsh.py:48 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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