diff -Naur a/Python-2.7.10/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c b/Python-2.7.10/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c
--- a/Python-2.7.10/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c	2015-05-23 21:39:19.000000000 +0530
+++ b/Python-2.7.10/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c	2015-07-24 08:44:54.370447870 +0530
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@
         return PyString_FromString("");
 
     buf.excobj = NULL;
+    buf.outobj = NULL;
     buf.inbuf = buf.inbuf_top = *data;
     buf.inbuf_end = buf.inbuf_top + datalen;