Redhat : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In December 1999 (Overflow)

Buffer overflow in Linux linuxconf package allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via a long parameter.

Buffer overflow in SysVInit in Red Hat Linux 5.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges.

Buffer overflow in linuxconf 1.11r11-rh2 on Red Hat Linux 5.1 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.