fix for a bug noticed in a multi target run (log files weren't saved properly - removed buffering as it didn't produce any noticeable results)

_sqlmap.py

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.data import paths
-from lib.core.dump import dumper
 from lib.core.common import unhandledExceptionMessage
 from lib.core.exception import exceptionsTuple
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapSilentQuitException
@@ -123,8 +122,6 @@ def main():
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 pass
 
-        dumper.flush()
-
         # Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1635080/terminate-a-multi-thread-python-program
         if conf.get("threads", 0) > 1 or conf.get("dnsServer", None):
             os._exit(0)

doc/THANKS

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ David Alvarez <david.alvarez.s@gmail.com>
 Sergio Alves <sergioalexandre.alves@gmail.com>
     for reporting a bug
 
+Thomas Anderson <darkc0de@live.com.ph>
+    for reporting a bug
+
 Chip Andrews <chip@sqlsecurity.com>
     for his excellent work maintaining the SQL Server versions database
     at SQLSecurity.com and permission to implement the update feature

lib/core/dump.py

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS
 from lib.core.exception import sqlmapValueException
 from lib.core.replication import Replication
 from lib.core.settings import BLANK
-from lib.core.settings import BUFFERED_LOG_SIZE
 from lib.core.settings import NULL
 from lib.core.settings import TRIM_STDOUT_DUMP_SIZE
 from lib.core.settings import UNICODE_ENCODING
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ class Dump:
     def __init__(self):
         self._outputFile = None
         self._outputFP = None
-        self._outputBP = None
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
 
     def _write(self, data, n=True, console=True):
@@ -56,41 +54,27 @@ class Dump:
         if kb.get("multiThreadMode"):
             self._lock.acquire()
 
-        self._outputBP.write(text)
-
-        if self._outputBP.tell() > BUFFERED_LOG_SIZE:
-            self.flush()
+        self._outputFP.write(text)
 
         if kb.get("multiThreadMode"):
             self._lock.release()
 
         kb.dataOutputFlag = True
 
-    def flush(self):
-        if self._outputBP and self._outputFP and self._outputBP.tell() > 0:
-            _ = self._outputBP.getvalue()
-            self._outputBP.truncate(0)
-            self._outputFP.write(_)
-
     def _formatString(self, inpStr):
         return restoreDumpMarkedChars(getUnicode(inpStr))
 
     def setOutputFile(self):
         self._outputFile = "%s%slog" % (conf.outputPath, os.sep)
         self._outputFP = codecs.open(self._outputFile, "ab", UNICODE_ENCODING)
-        self._outputBP = StringIO.StringIO()
 
     def getOutputFile(self):
-        self.flush()
         return self._outputFile
 
     def string(self, header, data, sort=True):
         if isinstance(data, (list, tuple, set)):
             self.lister(header, data, sort)
-
-            return
-
-        if data:
+        elif data:
             data = self._formatString(getUnicode(data))
 
             if data[-1] == '\n':

lib/core/settings.py

@@ -467,9 +467,6 @@ SLOW_ORDER_COUNT_THRESHOLD = 10000
 # Give up on hash recognition if nothing was found in first given number of rows
 HASH_RECOGNITION_QUIT_THRESHOLD = 10000
 
-# Size of a buffer used for log file output
-BUFFERED_LOG_SIZE = 10000
-
 # Maximum number of redirections to any single URL - this is needed because of the state that cookies introduce
 MAX_SINGLE_URL_REDIRECTIONS = 4