Excel errors were sold on eBay for $ 0.01

The initiator of the detailed auction gap in Microsoft's popular spreadsheet program said that 1 cent is "a fair price for any software vendor product".

Up to this point, the amount has increased to more than 60 USD.

The vulnerability found on December 6 has not yet been publicly announced. The seller said: "All information has been sent to Microsoft. The response message proves that they have just started studying bug fixes. I can confirm that there will not be any patches in within the next few months ".

The person claims that part of the proceeds will be contributed to open-source projects, while at the same time "paying" a 10% discount if any of the Microsoft officials close the price. "To prove that it is a software vendor, you need to trade with an e-mail address with @ microsoft.com and must mention the code of 'discounting' LINUXRULZ during the payment process," said the character. request.

Anyone who participates in an auction must commit not to use information for a bad purpose, but only for the learning and research process. The winner will receive two Excel files, an original and an edited copy to show the vulnerability.