Plex server crashing

[Lazarus_Long]

Server Version#: 1.32.6.7371
Player Version#: N/A

I’ve been having issues lately with my Plex server crashing/stopping. I haven’t really nailed down root cause yet but noticed this very odd looking text in one of my Plex Media Server log files - wondering where it would be coming from?

Sep 05, 2023 23:19:13.543 [7624] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request: ELP

Sep 05, 2023 23:19:19.968 [14244] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request:

Sep 05, 2023 23:19:21.781 [7624] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request: € (rþ 
†
—|
Sep 05, 2023 23:19:22.243 [7624] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request:  

aversionbind  
Sep 05, 2023 23:19:22.702 [14244] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request: HELP

Sep 05, 2023 23:19:23.169 [7624] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request:  S
O ?G×÷º,îê²~ó ý‚{¹Õ–Èw›æÄÛ<=Ûoïn (   f   e d c b a       

Sep 05, 2023 23:19:23.634 [14244] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request:  i
eU§ärandom1random2random3random4  /
 9  ÿ
0
, *
 









Sep 05, 2023 23:19:24.099 [7624] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request: qjn0k¡
¢

¤^0\ a P€ ¢eNM£0 
¡0ekrbtgteNM¥19700101000000Z§¹Ù¨0








Sep 05, 2023 23:19:24.567 [14244] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request: ¤ÿSMBr 
@ @
 PC NETWORK PROGRAM 1.0 MICROSOFT NETWORKS 1.03 MICROSOFT NETWORKS 3.0 LANMAN1.0 LM1.2X002 Samba NT LANMAN 1.0 NT LM 0.12
Sep 05, 2023 23:19:25.030 [7624] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request: l 
Sep 05, 2023 23:19:25.509 [7624] ERROR - Error parsing HTTP request: OPTIONS sip:nm SIP/2.0

Via: SIP/2.0/TCP nm;branch=foo

From: sip:nm@nm;tag=root

To: sip:nm2@nm2

Call-ID: 50000

CSeq: 42 OPTIONS

Max-Forwards: 70

Content-Length: 0

Contact: sip:nm@nm

Accept: application/sdp

[BanzaiInstitute]

Here’s another report of the distinctive string random1random2random3random4 showing up … on someone’s printer … due to a scan from nmap.

Re: Compromised printer? Meraki Go

Now if Plex actually dies from such a scan, that’s a juicy bug.

Following