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December 09, 2005 | Comments: (0)
Excel flaw auctioned on eBay
Sellers on eBay have hawked some strange items over the years, everything from a sandwich bearing the likeness of the Virgin Mary, to human organs, to water from a cup Elvis reportedly drank from.
Joining the list: On Wednesday evening someone tired to sell information about a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft's Excel application, according to a piece in The Sydney Morning Herald. By the time eBay removed the auction item on Thursday, the bid price had reached $60.
According to the SMH article, the auction posting said that the flaw was discovered on December 6 and had been reported to Microsoft, but was not generally available to the public.
Posted by Cathleen Moore on December 9, 2005 12:53 PM
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