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eBay pulls vulnerability auction
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2005-12-09

Online auction giant eBay shut down the bidding for a vulnerability in Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet program on Thursday, saying that the sale of flaw research violates the site's policy against encouraging illegal activity.

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eBay pulls vulnerability auction 2005-12-10
FunkyNerd
If the posting of such vulnerabilties really is illegal, then why doesn't MS move to purchase the vulnerability and utilise this, and the contact with the vulnerability vendor as evidence upon which to build a legal case, thus also "legitimately" taking ownership of the vulnerability?...

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