sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapError

scan timed out after %s second(s)

Error message

scan timed out after %s second(s)

What it means

Error "scan timed out after %s second(s)" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/utils/library.py:158

        kwargs["creationflags"] = getattr(subprocess, "CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP", 0)
    elif sys.version_info >= (3, 2):
        kwargs["start_new_session"] = True                  # own process group -> clean group teardown
    else:
        kwargs["preexec_fn"] = os.setsid

    process = None
    try:
        process = subprocess.Popen(argv, **kwargs)

        if timeout is None:
            process.wait()
        else:
            end = time.time() + timeout
            while process.poll() is None:
                if time.time() > end:
                    _terminateProcess(process)
                    process.wait()
                    raise SqlmapError("scan timed out after %s second(s)" % timeout)
                time.sleep(0.5)

        try:
            with open(report, "rb") as f:
                return json.loads(f.read().decode("utf-8", "replace"))
        except (IOError, OSError, ValueError):
            try:
                with open(logFile, "rb") as f:
                    tail = f.read().decode("utf-8", "replace").strip()
            except (IOError, OSError):
                tail = ""
            raise SqlmapError("scan did not produce a valid report (exit code %s)\n%s" % (getattr(process, "returncode", None), tail[-1000:]))
    finally:
        try:
            os.close(logHandle)
        except OSError:
            pass
        devnull.close()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/utils/library.py:158 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

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