How vulnerable is a 'Limited" account on XP?

From: Bernie Cosell (bernie_at_fantasyfarm.com)
Date: 07/08/03

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Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 13:08:05 -0400

    I've been wondering: are there exploits/vulnerabilities that can burrow
    into a system through a limited account on XP? I've tried playing around
    a little bit [but I'm really not very much of an XP-hacker] and it sure
    seems hard to get a toehold on the system from my limited account. With
    the entire system drive essentially read-only, and with its not being
    able to mess with ADMIN or SYSTEM processes, I wonder just how vulnerable
    XP is... [for example, I"ve been tempted (but too chicken) to try
    intentionally infecting myself with one or another of the email-borne
    viruses just to see how far they could penetrate into my system].

      /Bernie\ 

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