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"Attackers could exploit a bug in this feature to trick a victim into making phone calls to expensive "900" numbers or even keep track of phone calls made by the victim over the Web, said Billy Hoffman, lead researcher with SPI Labs. The iPhone could even be stopped from dialing out, or set to dial out endlessly, he said. "Because this vulnerability can be launched from Web sites, everybody who has an iPhone has the potential to get exploited," Hoffman said."
Apple couldn't have overlooked such a simple thing, could they? Check out the comment - not sure if it works, but iif it does it's a big problem. Even WM warns you before it dials numbers from other apps.
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