diff --git a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
index 16405550f..8aa741443 100644
--- a/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
+++ b/data/txt/sha256sums.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ bf77f9fc4296f239687297aee1fd6113b34f855965a6f690b52e26bd348cb353  lib/core/profi
 4eff81c639a72b261c8ba1c876a01246e718e6626e8e77ae9cc6298b20a39355  lib/core/replication.py
 bbd1dcda835934728efc6d68686e9b0da72b09b3ee38f3c0ab78e8c18b0ba726  lib/core/revision.py
 eed6b0a21b3e69c5583133346b0639dc89937bd588887968ee85f8389d7c3c96  lib/core/session.py
-f54817044034f9b2bbaecb0468ba4bc3048d5823552b039f21d5972a0f08331b  lib/core/settings.py
+b11db6c466811af77273660cfade43de6450d9a05ddeab5231d37ae73921cb21  lib/core/settings.py
 2bec97d8a950f7b884e31dfe9410467f00d24f21b35672b95f8d68ed59685fd4  lib/core/shell.py
 e90a359b37a55c446c60e70ccd533f87276714d0b09e34f69b0740fd729ddbf8  lib/core/subprocessng.py
 54f7c70b4c7a9931f7ff3c1c12030180bde38e35a306d5e343ad6052919974cd  lib/core/target.py
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ d1d54fc08f80148a4e2ac5eee84c8475617e8c18bfbde0dfe6894c0f868e4659  thirdparty/pyd
 1c61d71502a80f642ff34726aa287ac40c1edd8f9239ce2e094f6fded00d00d4  thirdparty/six/__init__.py
 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855  thirdparty/socks/__init__.py
 7027e214e014eb78b7adcc1ceda5aca713a79fc4f6a0c52c9da5b3e707e6ffe9  thirdparty/socks/LICENSE
-5ac11e932896dfb7d50353dd16f717bd98cb1fb235f28e6fe8880c03655838bb  thirdparty/socks/socks.py
+543217f63a4f0a7e7b4f9063058d2173099d54d010a6a4432e15a97f76456520  thirdparty/socks/socks.py
 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855  thirdparty/termcolor/__init__.py
 b14474d467c70f5fe6cb8ed624f79d881c04fe6aeb7d406455da624fe8b3c0df  thirdparty/termcolor/termcolor.py
 4db695470f664b0d7cd5e6b9f3c94c8d811c4c550f37f17ed7bdab61bc3bdefc  thirdparty/wininetpton/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 5e1725daf..d34dc808f 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 = "1.8.6.16"
+VERSION = "1.8.6.17"
 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/thirdparty/socks/socks.py b/thirdparty/socks/socks.py
index 14fe39cdb..4005cab4d 100644
--- a/thirdparty/socks/socks.py
+++ b/thirdparty/socks/socks.py
@@ -185,23 +185,23 @@ class socksocket(socket.socket):
         # We'll receive the server's response to determine which
         # method was selected
         chosenauth = self.__recvall(2)
-        if chosenauth[0:1] != chr(0x05).encode():
+        if chosenauth[0:1] != b'\x05':
             self.close()
             raise GeneralProxyError((1, _generalerrors[1]))
         # Check the chosen authentication method
-        if chosenauth[1:2] == chr(0x00).encode():
+        if chosenauth[1:2] == b'\x00':
             # No authentication is required
             pass
-        elif chosenauth[1:2] == chr(0x02).encode():
+        elif chosenauth[1:2] == b'\x02':
             # Okay, we need to perform a basic username/password
             # authentication.
-            self.sendall(chr(0x01).encode() + chr(len(self.__proxy[4])).encode() + self.__proxy[4].encode() + chr(len(self.__proxy[5])).encode() + self.__proxy[5].encode())
+            self.sendall(b'\x01' + chr(len(self.__proxy[4])).encode() + self.__proxy[4].encode() + chr(len(self.__proxy[5])).encode() + self.__proxy[5].encode())
             authstat = self.__recvall(2)
-            if authstat[0:1] != chr(0x01).encode():
+            if authstat[0:1] != b'\x01':
                 # Bad response
                 self.close()
                 raise GeneralProxyError((1, _generalerrors[1]))
-            if authstat[1:2] != chr(0x00).encode():
+            if authstat[1:2] != b'\x00':
                 # Authentication failed
                 self.close()
                 raise Socks5AuthError((3, _socks5autherrors[3]))
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class socksocket(socket.socket):
         else:
             # Reaching here is always bad
             self.close()
-            if chosenauth[1] == chr(0xFF).encode():
+            if chosenauth[1:2] == b'\xff':
                 raise Socks5AuthError((2, _socks5autherrors[2]))
             else:
                 raise GeneralProxyError((1, _generalerrors[1]))
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class socksocket(socket.socket):
         # use the IPv4 address request even if remote resolving was specified.
         try:
             ipaddr = socket.inet_aton(destaddr)
-            req = req + chr(0x01).encode() + ipaddr
+            req = req + b'\x01' + ipaddr
         except socket.error:
             # Well it's not an IP number,  so it's probably a DNS name.
             if self.__proxy[3]: