IIRC, that was done on OS 1.3.5.  I believe I read somewhere that
since then, 1.4.x has fixed many, if not all, of those issues.

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 8:56 AM, George Kontos <[email protected]> wrote:
> Palm's WebOS, the software on which the company's Pre smartphone is based,
> is 'riddled' with dangerous security flaws, according to security
> researchers who said they were able to crack the operating system via text
> message.
> A probe of WebOS uncovered a number of easy-to-find bugs, giving the
> impression that Palm had put minimal effort into security, researchers from
> Intrepidus Group said in an advisory
> <http://intrepidusgroup.com/insight/2010/04/webos-examples-of-sms-delivered-
> injection-flaws/>  published on Friday. The firm also published a video
> <http://intrepidusgroup.com/insight/webos/>  demonstrating a Palm Pre being
> cracked via text message.
> The researchers demonstrated text messages being used to point the device's
> Web browser to a particular Web site, forcing the device to begin
> downloading a message and turning off the handset's radio, among other
> actions.
> http://www.zdnetasia.com/researchers-crack-palm-s-webos-via-text-message-620
> 62753.htm
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