diff --git include/unistd.h include/unistd.h
index b4b7516..4782380 100644
--- include/unistd.h
+++ include/unistd.h
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ int	 initgroups(const char *, gid_t);
 int	 iruserok(unsigned long, int, const char *, const char *);
 int	 iruserok_sa(const void *, int, int, const char *, const char *);
 int	 issetugid(void);
+void	__FreeBSD_libc_enter_restricted_mode(void);
 long	 lpathconf(const char *, int);
 #ifndef _MKDTEMP_DECLARED
 char	*mkdtemp(char *);
diff --git lib/libc/Versions.def lib/libc/Versions.def
index da0ca6f..bbd59a4 100644
--- lib/libc/Versions.def
+++ lib/libc/Versions.def
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ FBSD_1.1 {
 FBSD_1.2 {
 } FBSD_1.1;
 
+# This version was first added to 10.0-current.
+FBSD_1.3 {
+} FBSD_1.2;
+
 # This is our private namespace.  Any global interfaces that are
 # strictly for use only by other FreeBSD applications and libraries
 # are listed here.  We use a separate namespace so we can write
@@ -26,4 +30,4 @@ FBSD_1.2 {
 #
 # Please do NOT increment the version of this namespace.
 FBSDprivate_1.0 {
-} FBSD_1.2;
+} FBSD_1.3;
diff --git lib/libc/gen/Makefile.inc lib/libc/gen/Makefile.inc
index d04dd75..ed61bd5 100644
--- lib/libc/gen/Makefile.inc
+++ lib/libc/gen/Makefile.inc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ SRCS+=  __getosreldate.c __xuname.c \
 	getpeereid.c getprogname.c getpwent.c getttyent.c \
 	getusershell.c getvfsbyname.c glob.c \
 	initgroups.c isatty.c isinf.c isnan.c jrand48.c lcong48.c \
+	libc_dlopen.c \
 	lockf.c lrand48.c mrand48.c nftw.c nice.c \
 	nlist.c nrand48.c opendir.c \
 	pause.c pmadvise.c popen.c posix_spawn.c \
diff --git lib/libc/gen/Symbol.map lib/libc/gen/Symbol.map
index 4c19a3d..03edd60 100644
--- lib/libc/gen/Symbol.map
+++ lib/libc/gen/Symbol.map
@@ -369,6 +369,10 @@ FBSD_1.2 {
 	getpagesizes;
 };
 
+FBSD_1.3 {
+	__FreeBSD_libc_enter_restricted_mode;
+};
+
 FBSDprivate_1.0 {
 	/* needed by thread libraries */
 	__thr_jtable;
diff --git lib/libc/gen/libc_dlopen.c lib/libc/gen/libc_dlopen.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b1aa9e
--- /dev/null
+++ lib/libc/gen/libc_dlopen.c
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Xin Li <delphij@FreeBSD.org>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * $FreeBSD$
+ */
+
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+__FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "libc_private.h"
+
+/*
+ * Whether we want to restrict dlopen()s.
+ */
+static int __libc_restricted_mode = 0;
+
+void *
+libc_dlopen(const char *path, int mode)
+{
+
+	if (__libc_restricted_mode) {
+		_rtld_error("Service unavailable -- libc in restricted mode");
+		return (NULL);
+	} else
+		return (dlopen(path, mode));
+}
+
+void
+__FreeBSD_libc_enter_restricted_mode(void)
+{
+
+	__libc_restricted_mode = 1;
+	return;
+}
+
diff --git lib/libc/include/libc_private.h lib/libc/include/libc_private.h
index 052eb13..d5f4212 100644
--- lib/libc/include/libc_private.h
+++ lib/libc/include/libc_private.h
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@
 extern int	__isthreaded;
 
 /*
+ * libc should use libc_dlopen internally, which respects a global
+ * flag where loading of new shared objects can be restricted.
+ */
+void *libc_dlopen(const char *, int);
+
+/*
+ * For dynamic linker.
+ */
+void _rtld_error(const char *fmt, ...);
+
+/*
  * File lock contention is difficult to diagnose without knowing
  * where locks were set. Allow a debug library to be built which
  * records the source file and line number of each lock call.
diff --git lib/libc/net/nsdispatch.c lib/libc/net/nsdispatch.c
index 6b7bd02..f9d787a 100644
--- lib/libc/net/nsdispatch.c
+++ lib/libc/net/nsdispatch.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ nss_configure(void)
 	confmod = statbuf.st_mtime;
 
 #ifdef NS_CACHING
-	handle = dlopen(NULL, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
+	handle = libc_dlopen(NULL, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL);
 	if (handle != NULL) {
 		nss_cache_cycle_prevention_func = dlsym(handle,
 			"_nss_cache_cycle_prevention_function");
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ nss_load_module(const char *source, nss_module_register_fn reg_fn)
 		if (snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "nss_%s.so.%d", mod.name,
 		    NSS_MODULE_INTERFACE_VERSION) >= (int)sizeof(buf))
 			goto fin;
-		mod.handle = dlopen(buf, RTLD_LOCAL|RTLD_LAZY);
+		mod.handle = libc_dlopen(buf, RTLD_LOCAL|RTLD_LAZY);
 		if (mod.handle == NULL) {
 #ifdef _NSS_DEBUG
 			/* This gets pretty annoying since the built-in
diff --git libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
index a83e759..27fe582 100644
--- libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
+++ libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
@@ -1543,6 +1543,7 @@ skip:
 			reply(550, "Can't change root.");
 			goto bad;
 		}
+		__FreeBSD_libc_enter_restricted_mode();
 	} else	/* real user w/o chroot */
 		homedir = pw->pw_dir;
 	/*
diff --git libexec/ftpd/popen.c libexec/ftpd/popen.c
index 8a739dc..9f80507 100644
--- libexec/ftpd/popen.c
+++ libexec/ftpd/popen.c
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ ftpd_popen(char *program, char *type)
 			}
 			(void)close(pdes[1]);
 		}
+		/* Drop privileges before proceeding */
+		if (getuid() != geteuid() && setuid(geteuid()) < 0)
+			_exit(1);
 		if (strcmp(gargv[0], _PATH_LS) == 0) {
 			/* Reset getopt for ls_main() */
 			optreset = optind = optopt = 1;