diff --git a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
index 77490f731..eccba2b26 100644
--- a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
+++ b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ df768bcb9838dc6c46dab9b4a877056cb4742bd6cfaaf438c4a3712c5cc0d264  extra/shutils/
 4608f21a4333c162ab3c266c903fda4793cc5834de30d06affe9b7566dd09811  extra/vulnserver/__init__.py
 eed1db5da17eca4c65a8f999166e2246eef84397687ae820bbe4984ef65a09df  extra/vulnserver/vulnserver.py
 96a39b4e3a9178e4e8285d5acd00115460cc1098ef430ab7573fc8194368da5c  lib/controller/action.py
-2c8652359d6790755117ec5c68d0ddffacff5f3377ad5004c4fffd29c2446d61  lib/controller/checks.py
+c060567ff0430f2ec915bf8abec8d632a52b5cb8a75a88984e6065a0feedcf44  lib/controller/checks.py
 34e9cf166e21ce991b61ca7695c43c892e8425f7e1228daec8cadd38f786acc6  lib/controller/controller.py
 49bcd74281297c79a6ae5d4b0d1479ddace4476fddaf4383ca682a6977b553e3  lib/controller/handler.py
 4608f21a4333c162ab3c266c903fda4793cc5834de30d06affe9b7566dd09811  lib/controller/__init__.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ eed1db5da17eca4c65a8f999166e2246eef84397687ae820bbe4984ef65a09df  extra/vulnserv
 fbba89420acafcdb9ba1a95428cf2161b13cfa2d1a7ad7d5e70c14b0e04861f0  lib/core/bigarray.py
 5b21bafe2eb07466d9751f4d80b21f256d5ffb1bb5a9639f91c09a43ec3fec87  lib/core/common.py
 d53a8aecab8af8b8da4dc1c74d868f70a38770d34b1fa50cae4532cae7ce1c87  lib/core/compat.py
-ebe518089733722879f5a13e73020ebe55d46fb7410cacf292ca4ea1d9d1c56a  lib/core/convert.py
+463005de14642fef4251c951c9b24ec8d456f67f0cd98a9f4d6add281ccbb775  lib/core/convert.py
 ae500647c4074681749735a4f3b17b7eca44868dd3f39f9cab0a575888ba04a1  lib/core/data.py
 ffae7cfe9f9afb92e887b9a8dbc1630d0063e865f35984ae417b04a4513e5024  lib/core/datatype.py
 1d70d75a1c1a2a0ad295f727ee9f1d90cea851dfc2f8c9a85ef79c7975007ead  lib/core/decorators.py
@@ -182,21 +182,21 @@ c9d1f64648062d7962caf02c4e2e7d84e8feb2a14451146f627112aae889afcd  lib/core/dump.
 3d308440fb01d04b5d363bfbe0f337756b098532e5bb7a1c91d5213157ec2c35  lib/core/log.py
 3c6702f14ecd14f12fdab02c8b28fa4d9fdc477b7fa743e743728b56b89d4db4  lib/core/ncgui.py
 2a06dc9b5c17a1efdcdb903545729809399f1ee96f7352cc19b9aaa227394ff3  lib/core/optiondict.py
-d33dbc25635e2ae42c70e5997f28097143966279adfbf98e95b0d09ad4976e88  lib/core/option.py
+c53862358795097a59aa4eacc4d90815afb7e0540899b8885b586e43267be225  lib/core/option.py
 fd449fe2c707ce06c929fc164cbabb3342f3e4e2b86c06f3efc1fc09ac98a25a  lib/core/patch.py
 85f10c6195a3a675892d914328173a6fb6a8393120417a2f10071c6e77bfa47d  lib/core/profiling.py
 c4bfb493a03caf84dd362aec7c248097841de804b7413d0e1ecb8a90c8550bc0  lib/core/readlineng.py
 d1bd70c1a55858495c727fbec91e30af267459c8f64d50fabf9e4ee2c007e920  lib/core/replication.py
 1d0f80b0193ac5204527bfab4bde1a7aee0f693fd008e86b4b29f606d1ef94f3  lib/core/revision.py
 d2eb8e4b05ac93551272b3d4abfaf5b9f2d3ac92499a7704c16ed0b4f200db38  lib/core/session.py
-1afb5a037ff09316b651650037f8101f601fd6d193ffc052923494248fb041fe  lib/core/settings.py
+4456a83ec33c9650ed49a21cffc529b20a9007884e5f414809018b59f63f351a  lib/core/settings.py
 1c5eab9494eb969bc9ce118a2ea6954690c6851cbe54c18373c723b99734bf09  lib/core/shell.py
 4eea6dcf023e41e3c64b210cb5c2efc7ca893b727f5e49d9c924f076bb224053  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 cdd352e1331c6b535e780f6edea79465cb55af53aa2114dcea0e8bf382e56d1a  lib/core/target.py
 6cf11d8b00fa761046686437fe90565e708809f793e88a3f02527d0e49c4d2a8  lib/core/testing.py
 2a179b7601026a8da092271b30ad353cdb6decd658e2614fa51983aaf6dd80e7  lib/core/threads.py
 6f61e7946e368ee1450c301aaf5a26381a8ae31fc8bffa28afc9383e8b1fbc3f  lib/core/unescaper.py
-f7245b99c17ef88cd9a626ca09c0882a5e172bb10a38a5dec9d08da6c8e2d076  lib/core/update.py
+8919863be7a86f46d2c41bd30c0114a55a55c5931be48e3cfc66dfa96b7109c8  lib/core/update.py
 cba481f8c79f4a75bd147b9eb5a1e6e61d70422fceadd12494b1dbaa4f1d27f4  lib/core/wordlist.py
 4608f21a4333c162ab3c266c903fda4793cc5834de30d06affe9b7566dd09811  lib/__init__.py
 7d1d3e07a1f088428d155c0e1b28e67ecbf5f62775bdeeeb11b4388369dce0f7  lib/parse/banner.py
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ f5cad477023c8145c4db7aa530976fc75b098cf59a49905f28d02f6771fd9697  README.md
 535ab6ac8b8441a3758cee86df3e68abec8b43eee54e32777967252057915acc  sqlmapapi.py
 168309215af7dd5b0b71070e1770e72f1cbb29a3d8025143fb8aa0b88cd56b62  sqlmapapi.yaml
 a40607ce164eb2d21865288d24b863edb1c734b56db857e130ac1aef961c80b9  sqlmap.conf
-ee57424aa71fbf2d2d1189304f91e95aac812912b7826ea67cfbc07b11aaa6b6  sqlmap.py
+d305f00a68898314242e7cfc19daf367c8f97e5f1da40100390b635b73b80722  sqlmap.py
 82caac95182ac5cae02eb7d8a2dc07e71389aeae6b838d3d3f402c9597eb086a  tamper/0eunion.py
 bc8f5e638578919e4e75a5b01a84b47456bac0fd540e600975a52408a3433460  tamper/apostrophemask.py
 c9c3d71f11de0140906d7b4f24fadb9926dc8eaf5adab864f8106275f05526ce  tamper/apostrophenullencode.py
diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index 92b1aac67..49b4c800d 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ def checkSqlInjection(place, parameter, value):
 
                                     if ratio == 1.0:
                                         continue
-                                except (MemoryError, OverflowError):
+                                except:
                                     pass
 
                             # Perform the test's True request
diff --git a/lib/core/convert.py b/lib/core/convert.py
index 08594cdcf..72c1ce79a 100644
--- a/lib/core/convert.py
+++ b/lib/core/convert.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def rot13(data):
 
 def decodeHex(value, binary=True):
     """
-    Returns a decoded representation of provided hexadecimal value
+    Returns a decoded representation of the provided hexadecimal value
 
     >>> decodeHex("313233") == b"123"
     True
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def decodeHex(value, binary=True):
 
 def encodeHex(value, binary=True):
     """
-    Returns a encoded representation of provided string value
+    Returns an encoded representation of the provided value
 
     >>> encodeHex(b"123") == b"313233"
     True
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def decodeBase64(value, binary=True, encoding=None):
 
 def encodeBase64(value, binary=True, encoding=None, padding=True, safe=False):
     """
-    Returns a decoded representation of provided Base64 value
+    Returns a Base64 encoded representation of the provided value
 
     >>> encodeBase64(b"123") == b"MTIz"
     True
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def getBytes(value, encoding=None, errors="strict", unsafe=True):
             retVal = value.encode(encoding, errors)
 
             if unsafe:
-                retVal = re.sub(r"%s([0-9a-f]{2})" % SAFE_HEX_MARKER, lambda _: decodeHex(_.group(1)), retVal)
+                retVal = re.sub((r"%s([0-9a-f]{2})" % SAFE_HEX_MARKER).encode(), lambda _: decodeHex(_.group(1)), retVal)
         else:
             try:
                 retVal = value.encode(encoding, errors)
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 2e9da8ca4..42a626971 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -939,8 +939,8 @@ def _setPreprocessFunctions():
                     handle, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=MKSTEMP_PREFIX.PREPROCESS, suffix=".py")
                     os.close(handle)
 
-                    openFile(filename, "w+b").write("#!/usr/bin/env\n\ndef preprocess(req):\n    pass\n")
-                    openFile(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(filename), "__init__.py"), "w+b").write("pass")
+                    openFile(filename, "w+").write("#!/usr/bin/env\n\ndef preprocess(req):\n    pass\n")
+                    openFile(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(filename), "__init__.py"), "w+").write("pass")
 
                     errMsg = "function 'preprocess(req)' "
                     errMsg += "in preprocess script '%s' " % script
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 418e02fdf..2e6f07976 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty import six
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.9.10.5"
+VERSION = "1.9.11.3"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/core/update.py b/lib/core/update.py
index 841e5f0d5..6e46cb87b 100644
--- a/lib/core/update.py
+++ b/lib/core/update.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def update():
 
                         filepath = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, "lib", "core", "settings.py")
                         if os.path.isfile(filepath):
-                            with openFile(filepath, "rb") as f:
+                            with openFile(filepath, "r") as f:
                                 version = re.search(r"(?m)^VERSION\s*=\s*['\"]([^'\"]+)", f.read()).group(1)
                                 logger.info("updated to the latest version '%s#dev'" % version)
                                 success = True
diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index b8c870cdc..aa4f07d1a 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -347,6 +347,12 @@ def main():
             logger.critical(errMsg)
             raise SystemExit
 
+        elif all(_ in excMsg for _ in ("httpcore", "typing.", "AttributeError")):
+            errMsg = "please update the 'httpcore' package (>= 1.0.8) "
+            errMsg += "(Reference: 'https://github.com/encode/httpcore/discussions/995')"
+            logger.critical(errMsg)
+            raise SystemExit
+
         elif "invalid maximum character passed to PyUnicode_New" in excMsg and re.search(r"\A3\.[34]", sys.version) is not None:
             errMsg = "please upgrade the Python version (>= 3.5) "
             errMsg += "(Reference: 'https://bugs.python.org/issue18183')"